Intel and LG partner up for some hot MID action

Intel's been talking up MIDs for a while now, and it looks like LG's ready to buy in -- the two companies just announced that they'll be cooperating on a series of devices running Intel's Moblin OS on the Moorestown platform. Interestingly, the release says the first product will deliver the "functionality of today's high-end smart phones," which seems to suggest that Intel's willing to shift some product definitions around. Still, we wouldn't expect a straight-up phone out of this one -- we're hoping for something more like Intel's crazy concept MID shown here. We'll see what these two come up with over the next year, it should definitely be interesting.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 1:41AM]

Finally some good competition for ARM. Now we can have a computer in our pockets without the annoying inability to run x86 apps.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 1:53AM]

Oh yea, we can could run old PC games on our phones like starcraft and diablo

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:24AM]

This is ARM they are talking about.
Intel make a variety of ARM known as XScale.

[chippy Posted Feb 16th 2009 1:43AM]

With Moorestown and Voice support, i'm expecting a big-but-capable converged voice and data device. Battery life won't be better than ARM devices but it should be a lot more powerful. Scalable too giving the user the ability to dial-in CPU power as needed.

[The WC Posted Feb 16th 2009 1:47AM]

I daresay it looks like a PADD.

Did Tom Paris leave one behind when Voyager time-traveled to 1996?

[GON Posted Feb 16th 2009 1:50AM]

??? Is that a long touchscreen slab???

[cweems Posted Feb 16th 2009 1:59AM]

looks like ill need to get longer pockets... cargo pants?

[James Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:02AM]

Is that a MID in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

[cweems Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:09AM]

not all of it is sock...

[JeremyBenthem Posted Feb 16th 2009 1:59AM]

that prototype's been around since at least 2006, vaporware I'd say

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:04AM]

it is a concept model made by intel. the phone itself is not what is important it is the chip powering it that they are showing off. any form factor can be used in the phones it will power.

[James Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:01AM]

Well one of those is getting mounted over my rear view mirror.

[Chickenatr Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:04AM]

hurray!!!

*now i can sleep*

[FILA Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:51AM]

I remember these! Or when they were first shown that is

Second: These hardly serve a purpose, nothin that your high end phone cant do

and C: "ain't nobody gonna by this shit"

[Hackettman Posted Feb 16th 2009 2:46PM]

SEXY!