Beyond 2006 - Intel's Vision of Entertainment
April 27th 2006 08:21
Computers are no longer dull number crunching machines used to complete serious tasks within the office and home.
The expectations of entertainment from a computer are well beyond the realms of a nerd trapped within his own little world of warcraft.
Intel with the help of Microsoft realised this and are going to make sure the fat kid gets his cake. Its long term goals have been designed with this world of entertainment in mind.
Both companies aim to work their way into every household by incorperating all the indivdual pockets of entertainment within the house into one media centralised network.
Intels intital steps towards this will be done through the intel Viiv. Viiv certified computers will be released in a stream of hardware and software built with entertainment in mind. Designed around Microsofts Media Centre edition of Windows, it will allow Viiv compatable devices to comunicate with each other.
Intel hopes this technology will allow a user to watch TV broadcasts and movies while recording them onto their computer. Then be able to watch these using the TV in the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom. Listen to their mp3 collection from their computer on the living room hifi or the one in the toolshed. This also means that a user will be able to access their Viiv compatible Hi-fi system, Plasma screen, computer, mp3 player and other devices from the comfort of their couch. The mans fantasty will complete once a Viiv compatible living room beer dispenser is created.
The expectations of entertainment from a computer are well beyond the realms of a nerd trapped within his own little world of warcraft.
Intel with the help of Microsoft realised this and are going to make sure the fat kid gets his cake. Its long term goals have been designed with this world of entertainment in mind.
Both companies aim to work their way into every household by incorperating all the indivdual pockets of entertainment within the house into one media centralised network.
The Intel Viiv logo
Intel hopes this technology will allow a user to watch TV broadcasts and movies while recording them onto their computer. Then be able to watch these using the TV in the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom. Listen to their mp3 collection from their computer on the living room hifi or the one in the toolshed. This also means that a user will be able to access their Viiv compatible Hi-fi system, Plasma screen, computer, mp3 player and other devices from the comfort of their couch. The mans fantasty will complete once a Viiv compatible living room beer dispenser is created.
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Comment by Mike
Cool blog you got here, hope to read about more computer stuff in future.
The viv sounds like an awesome idea. I hope I don't have to buy a whole new computer just to use it!
Comment by dan
No Mike, I'm pretty sure that all Acer portables will work perfectly with Viiv™. Your fine machine should be powerful enough to tell the beer dispenser when to go. (But my beast is only useful as the fat kid's foot warmer).
Sas, you might be interested to know that Apple is heading in a similar direction of multimedia integration with their software (Front Row) and hardware (Airtunes).
Tell us more about the Warcraft nerd.
Comment by Sas
First of all thank you for the posative feedback.
For your computer to be Viiv compatible, it would need to have an Intel processor. Pentium D or Pentium Extreme Edition for desktops and a Core Duo for the laptops, an Intel motherboard chipset, an Intel LAN chip and an Intel High Definition Audio processor. The audio processor must allow for at least 5.1 channel analog surround sound, or allow a digital SPDIF connector for hooking the PC up to a home theatre sound system. You could also have a remote control but that is optional.
Comment by Mike
Look forward to the next blog.
Mike