Intel to Market PCs as Home Entertainment Hubs 164
wantobe writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that Intel is developing their own "new technology" to convert home computers into entertainment hubs. Does anyone even really want this?" From the article: "Analysts say the chip bundle and software will transform the PC into an all-purpose multimedia device designed to function as a CD and DVD player, digital video recorder, game console, as well as a machine for traditional data processing and Internet."
Following Centrino (Score:2, Funny)
Wow! (Score:5, Funny)
Wish my computer could play cd/dvd's, record video, play games, do word processing and access the Internet! Man the future is gonna be cool!
The new Intel PC (Score:1, Funny)
You forgot... (Score:1, Funny)
With those dual cores these things are going to sell like gangbusters. Hell. Sell it at home depot as the first space heater that just happens to play dvds, record video, and plays doom III at acceptable framerates.
Why not? (Score:3, Funny)
If they run it on Windows, (Score:3, Funny)
More seriously, there are a lot of people who are putting together media control systems, and -- for the most part -- it's not eating most of the CPU power of your average 2Gz CPU, so why not set up people to dual-use their home PC? It's just another way for them to maintain their hold on their market share.
Re:Wow! (Score:1, Funny)
I am so psyched I am going to go camp out in front of intel's building until they release these technological break throughs.
Re:Use? (Score:1, Funny)