Next generation UMPC devices on show at CES

by Julian Prokaza
on Mon 07 Jan 2008 Comment

Intel Menlow UMPCGizmodo has a hands-on photo gallery from CES of a variety of Menlow-based prototype and production UMPCs. We've yet to see a UMPC that wasn't deeply flawed in at least one respect, but with Intel due to give the platform a big push this year, that could change.

It's all down to 'Silverthorne' -- a processor designed for handheld devices and about as powerful as a Pentium M from four years ago. Silverthorne, along with the imminent 'Poulsbo' chipset, make up the Menlow handheld platform (as demonstrated on those UMPCs at CES), and the Moorestown platform (which combines both processor and chipset on a single chip) will follow in 2009.

Menlow will consume around a quarter of the power of current Celeron-based UMPCs; Moorestown will consume around a twentieth. Neither platform, however, is expected to run Windows Vista and Intel is already working with Ubuntu to develop a lean version of Linux specifically for handheld use.

[ Gizmodo]

Originally published on www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk, now incorporated into Broadband Genie
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