Future Acer netbooks and tablets to run MeeGo
By Joanna Stern 
posted June 1st 2010 12:43AM
posted June 1st 2010 12:43AM
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jun 01, 2010 -- Intel highlighted new product plans for Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor family: "Pine Trail" mobile dual-core and "Oak Trail" processors optimized for tablets and sleek netbook form factors.
--Disclosed razor-thin "Canoe Lake" innovation platform -- a futuristic dual-core netbook measuring in at 14 millimeters -- the world's thinnest netbook.
--Demonstrated cross-device experiences based on Intel's unique 'port of choice' software strategy including Windows*, MeeGo* and Google operating systems.
--Outlined expansion: Future System on a Chip (SoC) Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors scale to deliver PC-like computing platforms for cars, smartphones, handhelds, TVs, tablets, on a choice of software.
COMPUTEX -- At Computex today, Intel Corporation unveiled new products and features based on its low-power Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor family, including plans to further differentiate the popular netbook category and expand into several new market segments beyond its growing PC, laptop and server businesses.
In the past 45 days, Intel and its Atom(TM) processor has entered a variety of markets beyond the more than 50 million Intel-based netbooks sold in the past 2 years. Intel announced a processor and MeeGo* software win with Chinese carmaker HawTai Automobile for a future in-vehicle-infotainment platform; a greater than 50-times lower platform idle power reduction with Intel's next generation Atom(TM) processor platform for handheld devices including smartphones; and a collaboration with Google*, Sony* and Logitech* to deliver a new Smart TVs experience powered by Intel Atom(TM) CE products and running Android*-based Google TV*.
Intel recently unveiled the future System on Chip (SoC) Atom(TM)-based "Tunnel Creek" that, for the first time, will allow other companies to connect their own custom silicon to Intel's SoC product. The Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor also powers the Intel(R) Reader, and the company has received more than 3,000 non-PC design inquiries -- most new-to-Intel potential customers -- ranging from fish finders to golf carts.
During his keynote, David (Dadi) Perlmutter, executive vice president and co-general manager, Intel Architecture Group, touched on these and other Intel efforts, which included showing off the world's thinnest netbook running on the upcoming mobile dual-core "Pine Trail." At just 14mm, the razor-thin "Canoe Lake" innovation platform runs cooler and is 50 percent thinner than any other netbook consumers can find on the market today. In addition, Perlmutter showed a range of other Intel(R) Atom(TM)-based devices spanning energy efficient blade servers, retailing systems, presentation projectors and multiple tablets.
"Intel believes the strength of the Atom(TM) franchise can help consumers realize the true potential for a common experience to enable the compute continuum," said Perlmutter. "With platforms ranging from compact and portable netbooks, to Smart TV experiences and innovative tablets designs, Intel Architecture is driving innovative products based on a unique 'port of choice' software strategy."
Keynote Highlights
Citing a million PCs sold a day(1), Perlmutter also highlighted the momentum around the all new 2010 Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family, including Intel(R) Wireless Display and an overview of next-generation Intel(R) Core(TM) processors using the Intel microarchitecture codenamed "Sandy Bridge," targeted to be in production late 2010.
Renee James, senior vice president and general manager of the Software and Services Group at Intel, joined Perlmutter onstage to discuss how software -- and software choice -- will help drive Intel's vision for Atom(TM) and a cross-device experience. This provides consumers consistency and accessibility to their content on a choice of computers and PC-like devices. James also announced that Asus will be the first OEM to ship a pre-installed, customized AppUp client called "asus app store" on netbooks this fall, beginning with Windows and following with MeeGo*-based systems.
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci discussed with Perlmutter how future Intel(R) Atom(TM)-based netbooks and tablets from Acer, running the MeeGo* software platform, will foster an open ecosystem of innovation.
"Acer will be ready with MeeGo-based mobile devices," said Lanci. "MeeGo's open software platform will present our customers with another choice of a friendly, easy-to-use operating system. We are pleased to collaborate with Intel in our continuous drive to provide effortless technologies that empower people at work, home - anytime, anywhere."
New Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processors on Tap
In production now and on shelves before the winter holiday season, mobile dual-core Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors will deliver a noticeably snappier, more responsive consumer experience in the same compact form factors, and with the same great battery life. Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors N455 and N475 with DDR3 support for netbooks are available today and D525 and D425 for entry-level desktop PCs are expected to be available on June 21. Available to customers in early 2011, "Oak Trail" is our upcoming SoC Intel(R) Atom(TM) platform optimized for sleek tablet and netbook designs, delivering up to a 50 percent reduction in average power consumption with full HD-video playback and targeting software choice including MeeGo*, Windows* 7 and Google operating systems.
About Intel
Intel /quotes/comstock/15*!intc/quotes/nls/intc (INTC 21.42, -0.34, -1.56%) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.
Intel, Intel Atom and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
(1)TAM projection, 369Mu, per MS&F Feb 26th forecast
SOURCE: Intel Corporation
--Disclosed razor-thin "Canoe Lake" innovation platform -- a futuristic dual-core netbook measuring in at 14 millimeters -- the world's thinnest netbook.
--Demonstrated cross-device experiences based on Intel's unique 'port of choice' software strategy including Windows*, MeeGo* and Google operating systems.
--Outlined expansion: Future System on a Chip (SoC) Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors scale to deliver PC-like computing platforms for cars, smartphones, handhelds, TVs, tablets, on a choice of software.
COMPUTEX -- At Computex today, Intel Corporation unveiled new products and features based on its low-power Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor family, including plans to further differentiate the popular netbook category and expand into several new market segments beyond its growing PC, laptop and server businesses.
In the past 45 days, Intel and its Atom(TM) processor has entered a variety of markets beyond the more than 50 million Intel-based netbooks sold in the past 2 years. Intel announced a processor and MeeGo* software win with Chinese carmaker HawTai Automobile for a future in-vehicle-infotainment platform; a greater than 50-times lower platform idle power reduction with Intel's next generation Atom(TM) processor platform for handheld devices including smartphones; and a collaboration with Google*, Sony* and Logitech* to deliver a new Smart TVs experience powered by Intel Atom(TM) CE products and running Android*-based Google TV*.
Intel recently unveiled the future System on Chip (SoC) Atom(TM)-based "Tunnel Creek" that, for the first time, will allow other companies to connect their own custom silicon to Intel's SoC product. The Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor also powers the Intel(R) Reader, and the company has received more than 3,000 non-PC design inquiries -- most new-to-Intel potential customers -- ranging from fish finders to golf carts.
During his keynote, David (Dadi) Perlmutter, executive vice president and co-general manager, Intel Architecture Group, touched on these and other Intel efforts, which included showing off the world's thinnest netbook running on the upcoming mobile dual-core "Pine Trail." At just 14mm, the razor-thin "Canoe Lake" innovation platform runs cooler and is 50 percent thinner than any other netbook consumers can find on the market today. In addition, Perlmutter showed a range of other Intel(R) Atom(TM)-based devices spanning energy efficient blade servers, retailing systems, presentation projectors and multiple tablets.
"Intel believes the strength of the Atom(TM) franchise can help consumers realize the true potential for a common experience to enable the compute continuum," said Perlmutter. "With platforms ranging from compact and portable netbooks, to Smart TV experiences and innovative tablets designs, Intel Architecture is driving innovative products based on a unique 'port of choice' software strategy."
Keynote Highlights
Citing a million PCs sold a day(1), Perlmutter also highlighted the momentum around the all new 2010 Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family, including Intel(R) Wireless Display and an overview of next-generation Intel(R) Core(TM) processors using the Intel microarchitecture codenamed "Sandy Bridge," targeted to be in production late 2010.
Renee James, senior vice president and general manager of the Software and Services Group at Intel, joined Perlmutter onstage to discuss how software -- and software choice -- will help drive Intel's vision for Atom(TM) and a cross-device experience. This provides consumers consistency and accessibility to their content on a choice of computers and PC-like devices. James also announced that Asus will be the first OEM to ship a pre-installed, customized AppUp client called "asus app store" on netbooks this fall, beginning with Windows and following with MeeGo*-based systems.
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci discussed with Perlmutter how future Intel(R) Atom(TM)-based netbooks and tablets from Acer, running the MeeGo* software platform, will foster an open ecosystem of innovation.
"Acer will be ready with MeeGo-based mobile devices," said Lanci. "MeeGo's open software platform will present our customers with another choice of a friendly, easy-to-use operating system. We are pleased to collaborate with Intel in our continuous drive to provide effortless technologies that empower people at work, home - anytime, anywhere."
New Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processors on Tap
In production now and on shelves before the winter holiday season, mobile dual-core Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors will deliver a noticeably snappier, more responsive consumer experience in the same compact form factors, and with the same great battery life. Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors N455 and N475 with DDR3 support for netbooks are available today and D525 and D425 for entry-level desktop PCs are expected to be available on June 21. Available to customers in early 2011, "Oak Trail" is our upcoming SoC Intel(R) Atom(TM) platform optimized for sleek tablet and netbook designs, delivering up to a 50 percent reduction in average power consumption with full HD-video playback and targeting software choice including MeeGo*, Windows* 7 and Google operating systems.
About Intel
Intel /quotes/comstock/15*!intc/quotes/nls/intc (INTC 21.42, -0.34, -1.56%) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.
Intel, Intel Atom and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
(1)TAM projection, 369Mu, per MS&F Feb 26th forecast
SOURCE: Intel Corporation
Chrome OS has months to go before its ready; do you want Acer to ship with a beta product?
OOOPS I forgot it's google, perpetual beta products. But seriously Chrome OS isn't even close to ready.
I find these instant OS's to be pretty useless though. The first thing I would do is reformat the computer and remove the instant OS and install a vanialla copy of Windows 7 without all the bloat OEM's install. Need that precious hdd space for my programs and files, not a useless instant OS.
@beachballofdeath
Excuse me, meego - ing to go somewhere else, to read more interesting news.
TechCrunch anyone?
Its what half the engadget articles are base and written on -.-
OS shake-up today huh
I would rather have MeeGo than Chrome OS. MeeGo comes with the Chrome web browser.
@gpaulu
Intel hasn't produced a g'damned thing worth mentioning about, beyond their SSDs, CPUs. They tried teaming up with Mattel, and produced diddly squat. They created VPro, but so far haven't had much success with it (did you know they produce separate Core i7 and i5 CPUs with VPro?) They can't even get their own damned integrated GPU to work anywhere as well as - ahem - NVidia, and they called off their discrete GPU work. They have a health division, and hey, have you read about them in the news? Of course not; it's GE that's on the health care front.
Try as they might, they waste so much money expanding into things they have no expertise in.
But I love my Intel bunny suit guy and my Intel CPUs, that's for sure.
@gpaulu There is one HUGE advantage of MeeGo - there are already masses of applications for it, since it is Linux and can run any Linux application.
If ChromeOS is beta then MeeGo is really vaporware. MeeGo 1.0 on netbooks is in a lot of ways a rebranding of Moblin.
@duine Your comment makes no sense. How can something be 'vapor' if its the rebranding of an existing product?? Which it actually isn't from what I've read - its only about 75% Moblin.
@duine
MeeGo ≠ Moblin
MeeGo = Proprietary RPM Based Core (similar to Fedora Core)
Moblin = Ubuntu Core
It would have been nice if they had stuck to Maemo's underlying DEB format, but... whatevs.
@Cyberdyne Systems
Moblin Is Not Built On Ubuntu. It has always used RPM officially.
There was a single release of Ubuntu with the Moblin desktop installed, and moblin-session is available from Ubuntu's repositories. (However, the one in Lucid's repositories has been entirely broken for about four months, so I would hardly call it supported).
There is a Fedora Moblin spin, as well.
HOWEVER, Moblin 2, as downloaded from moblin.org, has a standard RPM core.
@Picklesworth
Well, I stand corrected! Thanks!
@Cyberdyne Systems Core you mean the kernel? How can it be proprietary and Linux at the same time? Linux kernel and proprietary DO NOT compute.
MeeGo will be opensource, so there are no love affairs...
The real winner here is Nokia, if you ask me.
@psycros
That is what I think...
I'm down with that.
I wonder if this will convince Microsoft to create a custom Win7 build specifically for tablets, a much lighter but still pretty full desktop OS
@SteveyAyo
Something like a surface win7 media center combo. I would be more than happy to swipe and select music from the current layout
@SteveyAyo
Not really necesary, Windows 7 can run already on low end processors like the Atom.
They don't need to make it 'slimmer', they just need to add a UI layer to it that allows for easy access to programs/the web. A simple program would do; just like how Windows Media Center allows people to use the PC on a tv, they can build a UI for tablets that runs ontop of windows 7.
Having basic functions like web, email, instant messaging, maps, calendar built into a UI layer would be excellent. But allowing access to desktop apps makes it even more powerful.
Wow, it seemed as if that pr statement keep getting longer and longer!
so MeeGo is a stripped down OS that Nokia has made? First time I have heard of this... Has any computer had this installed on?
@fnztakedown
I'm putting it in a virtual box right now....
@everyone does
So far up greeted with this thing
http://imgur.com/RdFjY.png
@everyone does
hahahahaha
@fnztakedown
It doesn't get better later on......
http://imgur.com/EjKDG.png
@fnztakedown
No MeeGo is the name of the combined Nokia & Intel effort. In due course they will have merged Moblin & Maemo. Now, its still tweaked Moblin for MeeGo for netbooks & tweaked Maemo for MeeGo for Handsets.
I want on OS called "WeeOw".
Mostly because I miss SquiggleVision(tm).
This just secured Nokia's future for them. They just handed Nokia a win here. I'm not sure if it was intentional, but there you have it.
Didn't Acer learn anything from Microsoft's mistakes? Nobody liked the Brown Zune Brick. It looks rather cheap to me... like wood paneling in my childhood bedroom.
Serious win for Nokia! I guess the guys at Engadget must be really disappointed as of now.
So far what i have tested MeeGo i'm liking it.
Nokia hasn't even made a sound on this
Why install Meego on a platform capable of W7 is what I want to know.
Unless they plan on ultrathin, ultralight, cloud-based computers.
@bravokiloromeo
That's what i want to know as well. They can put these dummy OSes on ARM smartbooks if they want, but putting them on an x86-based computer defies logic.
@GGG
When MeeGo is fully evolved, it will cover most basic needs by basic users... but use a whole lot less batteries, a whole lot less CPU, a whole lot less ram....
So it makes good sense.
But sure I would prefer W7 aswell. at least for a few years, til MeeGo is a complete OS.
MeeGo might be the Linux dist. that actually makes linux mainstream.. win over the game manufactors...
In the future you all might say, why use Windows, when MeeGo, is so much faster and so much better for gaming.