Intel unveils world's first working Moorestown MID platform

This sexy MID has been dropping jaws for more than a year now. Unfortunately, the plastic mock-up has always been a non-working, gutless model with little more than a glossy screen and backlight to demonstrate the form factor Intel's gunning for with its future Moorestown Mobile Internet Devices. That all changed today when a world's first working, Moorestown prototype (which we think is the device above) hit the stage at Intel's Taipei, Developer Forum in the familiar hands of Anand Chandrasekher. Moorestown consists of a Lincroft micro-architecture that integrates the 45nm processor, graphics, memory controller, and video encode/decode functions onto a single, tiny chip with 10x less idle power draw than those first-gen, Atom-based MIDs and UMPCs. That's pretty Impressive. As we've heard before, we can expect the new Moorestown MIDs to hit in 2009 / 2010 with support for wireless 3G, WiMAX, GPS, Bluetooth and digital mobile TV. We can hardly wait. We'll update you with video just as soon as we can track it down. Until then, check Anand's original video demonstration of the concept from 2007 after the break.

Update: Sadly, it now appears that the demonstration was little more than a validation board running fresh from the factory, three-day old Moorestown silicon in an Intel lab. Significant, but hardly a working MID prototype. A working Moorestown MID like that pictured above remains the stuff of Intel's graphics department fantasy for the time being.

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[Johan S @ Oct 20th 2008 1:37AM]

This is awesome, I hope it comes with a decent 3D chip though. Also, isn't 22nm supposed to be out by 2010?

[sweenoid @ Oct 20th 2008 11:24AM]

the 3D will be provided by Imagination Technology with its power vr SGX ip - this is being used in the sch of the Intel Atom.

SGX is the upgraded graphics ip from mbx which drives the graphics in the best mobile phones eg Nokia N95 and of course the Apple iphone.

SGX can provide High definition crystal clear pictures and video

[J-Rad @ Oct 20th 2008 3:20PM]

Imagine the GAMES you could play with those graphics!

If you could use the internet, gps, geotagging,with the advanced graphics, Oh boy!

You could make a real time game which depending where you are right now could affect the game. For instance, like an urban gang/turf war game could be made where you show the camera to specific spot with geotagging and gps, it will know where you are and whatever your pointing the camera at it will display who's turf your on or maybe somebody's graffiti, etc.

[kyle allen @ Oct 20th 2008 1:41AM]

... ok, it took me a while to get used to the concept of "wide screne" but this is just... like... overkill isnt a strong enough word

[maveric101 @ Oct 20th 2008 2:16AM]

yeah, and i thought 16:9 was bad...

[kyle allen @ Oct 20th 2008 3:58AM]

its like.... 16:2

[gilliu00_ @ Oct 20th 2008 4:37AM]

Well you've got to remember, some of the space was used for the buttons.

[Ebzy @ Oct 20th 2008 10:27AM]

Hehehe... Does anyone remember the two polaroid scene from Red Dwarf???

[rock99rock @ Oct 20th 2008 1:13PM]

12" anamorphic movies, 2" 4:3 SD.

Now, if it could run 6 SD videos side-by-side, thatd be friggin sweet.

[Evangelion @ Oct 20th 2008 1:41AM]

¡ǝɯosǝʍɐ ƃuıʞɐǝɹɟ sı 'sıɥʇ

[derX @ Oct 20th 2008 1:47AM]

Hey, comment upside down or not, let's place our comments wisely.

(BTW, I'm totally being a hypocrite right about now.)

Also, how does one go about getting his comments to appear upside down? I'd assume it somehow employs the use of fairies, Diet Coke, and Pop Rocks.

[derX @ Oct 20th 2008 1:48AM]

Yeah, I meant to say "commas" instead of "comments."

I somehow blame it on Evangelion.

Damn fairy-Diet-Coke-Pop-Rocks magic.

[Evangelion @ Oct 20th 2008 1:49AM]

@derX Sorry about that man. I accidentally had my keyboard upside down. :p

[B3astofthe3ast @ Oct 20th 2008 2:23AM]

[+] to both your comments. I'm high and that was hilarious.

[mick @ Oct 20th 2008 2:45AM]

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[Patriks7 @ Oct 20th 2008 2:50AM]

d: ǝɯosǝʍɐ ɐɥɐɥ

[gad get @ Oct 20th 2008 7:21AM]

ɟɟnʇs uʍop ǝpısdn sıp sǝʞıl ǝɯ

[Bhavin @ Oct 20th 2008 8:43AM]

¡ʞɔıɯ & uoılǝƃuɐʌǝ ǝuo ǝɔıu
˙lol
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˙looʞ ʎllɐǝɹ ˙ooʇ ʇı ǝʌol ı

[vdogg89 @ Oct 20th 2008 11:49AM]

): uıoɾ ɐuuɐʍ ı

[CT A @ Oct 20th 2008 11:55AM]

Oh god... the noobs have found about flipped text... RUUUUUN!

[Johan S @ Oct 20th 2008 2:01AM]

When displaying non-widescreen content they need to display some sort of a subtle pattern on the side.

[Reader @ Oct 20th 2008 2:02AM]

Ha he just essentially said this was a bigger deal than cellphones... Not quite.

[Greg Mcp @ Oct 20th 2008 2:04AM]

Nice design. What's the OS?
Sort of like my iPod Touch but longer, thicker, more ePenis.

[brokenkeyboard @ Oct 20th 2008 2:17AM]

loooooooooooong iphone is loooooooooooong

[Macca @ Oct 20th 2008 3:32AM]

Its a modifed version of Windows Mobile or some other windows version. As far as i have heard.

[loosely_coupled @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:46AM]

Windows Mobile could never look like that... And besides, Intel has been pushing their linux-based "Moblin" project for MIDs.. although I think they are now working with Canonical on Ubuntu mobile..

[Jesus @ Oct 20th 2008 2:09AM]

same thought here
Looks like a lngr iPodtouch/iPhone
As an iPhone owner, looks amazing I want one! This needsto come soon or something like it running android, I still not getting what I expect from my iPhone and mobileOSX

[who? @ Oct 20th 2008 2:29AM]

Gronk think Jesus have bad grammarz.

[bolezhinkov @ Oct 20th 2008 2:04PM]

god I love people that preface comments with "as an iphone owner"

[Link2877 @ Oct 20th 2008 2:10AM]

This thing looks freaking awesome it's gonna be hell-a expensive thou.

Here's a better video of what this thing can do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcN_9vZ7j20

[Patriks7 @ Oct 20th 2008 2:29AM]

Oh my god!
Look at that thing!
It has a touchscreen AND that silver border!
Definitely an iPhone clone :|

[Michael LaFramboise @ Oct 20th 2008 2:39AM]

2:44 - New Intel Bunny Suit?

[andrew @ Oct 20th 2008 6:00AM]

Nope it's not a new suit. There is more than one bunny suit in Intel. That's the light one for general areas, there is ones for where the wafers are that are full Dryden suit and ones for copper areas that are orange.

[Michael LaFramboise @ Oct 20th 2008 1:20PM]

lolol, come on, you missed the joke - he has bunny ears at 2:44!!!!

[gerbick @ Oct 20th 2008 2:46AM]

I've been wanting this... for a long, long time.

[Primate @ Oct 20th 2008 3:05AM]

If the next version of the iPhone did this i would be very happy. The three person video chat in the second video is something I have been wanting for a mobile phone for a long time. This device would also be awesome for Car integration. I mean think about how you could mount this as a Rear view Mirror display. With the car having mounted Cameras of IR, Night Vision, and Standard quality . This thing just looks amazing and I'm surprised that apple didn't papa spank them when they released these demo videos because the UI is completely stolen from the iphone OS ui from the red end call button to the black cellphone info bar on the top.

[ch4s3r @ Oct 20th 2008 3:09AM]

Very cool device, seams as if it would be very useful. But kinda get the feeling it would be like walking around with a maglight in your pocket... awkward.

[Oli D @ Oct 20th 2008 3:10AM]

why not just wait untill Via releases Mobile-ITX (the size of a business card) and get a full x86 mobile device?
I don't want to be sucking on cut down OSs just because im not at my desk!

(i should get a laptop huh?)

[Pc_Madness @ Oct 20th 2008 4:25AM]

Errm, it is a x86 Processor? Isn't it? Its the platform for UMPC's are Menlow... which so far have all been x86 running Windows/Linux.

[Jash Sayani @ Oct 20th 2008 5:04AM]

Why would you carry such a long device for Internet/E-Mail/Multimedia, when you can have it on your small little WinMobile phone / BlackBerry / Android / iPhone...!!?!?!!!

[Keith @ Oct 20th 2008 5:41AM]

How would i go about not getting mugged holding this thing up to my face in the Mid-Town Manhattan

[Macdelaney @ Oct 20th 2008 6:40AM]

I've been waiting for this MIDs since they were first announced, but this form factor sucks!

[Macdelaney @ Oct 20th 2008 7:28AM]

After watching a couple of videos, i think it could work, if they get the UI and OS right. I would love to see one of those with linux! I dont see how i would transport it though, it's not like it fit's in my pockets

[barry99705 @ Oct 20th 2008 7:09AM]

Did I miss the real device, or is this the same vaporware they've been pushing at us for the last two years?

[Tony Bowman @ Oct 20th 2008 9:28AM]

jesus, is that thing a computing device or a cricket bat?!?!

[EV0LUTION @ Oct 20th 2008 10:49AM]

It can be used as both. And you can watch your 3 of your friends play cricket while swinging your bat!!

[KilgoreTrout @ Oct 20th 2008 9:29AM]

If anyone manages to bring this thing to market before I'll be too old to care the price is not going to be so important, I´d be ready to take a new mortgage on my house to get my mitts on one, subprime crysis or not.

[EV0LUTION @ Oct 20th 2008 10:48AM]

Good God...

IPHONE KILLER

[Nekbeth @ Oct 20th 2008 10:56AM]

TOO BIG, sorry. Reminds me of an 80's cellphone. How unconfortable it would be inside your pocket?

[LewCPE @ Oct 20th 2008 11:11AM]

I shot the demo video today.

see at http://www.blognone.com/node/9323