http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/ Engadget Comments for Acer's Ion-based Hornet nettop leaked in presentation slides? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/
I've been waiting for something like this, and I want it now...]]>Feb 26th 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Looks really good. Hopefully Windows 7 too.
Finally I'll be able to browse the web on my Samsung 46: flat panel ]]>Feb 26th 2009 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/
That is, if they make it in living room-friendly black, instead of play room-styled white and blue.]]>Feb 26th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/
Ion is simply an Atom chip (x86) and a GPU from the 9xxx line. XBMC has been available for Windows for a very long time. There's no need to "port" anything as the Ion config will definitely run Windows.]]>Feb 27th 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/
XBMC doesn't currently support GPU off-loading. Support for the Ion platform implies support for its integrated GPU.

There... did I spell it out in simple enough terms for you to understand now?]]>Feb 27th 2009 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/
Everything about it just screams "Fake!"]]>Feb 26th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/
1. Play up to 1080p H.264

2. Stream 802.11g

3. Haz a pretty interface

4. Use widgets + RSS

5. Handle upgrades for things like Netflix, Hulu, etc.

then I'm interested. Price-point for something like this is $199.99 and lower.]]>Feb 26th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/
It's not a platform anyone would develop _for_, mind you, but a platform kept in mind during development, as in "Will our new game run well enough on an Ion? Really? Excellent!"

Hell, what retro-gamer wouldn't want a system like that to run emulators on? No more blowing on NES cartridge connectors or trying to resuscitate your old Atari 2600.

If only the RAM were Dual-Channel. Assuming it would be beneficial, that is.]]>Feb 26th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 26th 2009 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 27th 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/acers-ion-based-hornet-nettop-leaked-in-presentation-slides/Feb 27th 2009 3:39AM