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AOpen shows its Viiv wares

CES 2006: AOpen is refocusing on Pentium M and Viiv for 2006, and we take a look at its latest motherboard and barebones offerings.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/07/aopen_wares/1 - 7th Jan 2006

Intel man takes pop at Steve Jobs

IDF SPRING 06: The chap at the helm of Viiv jokes about Apple's Front Row media software and shows off some technology that will make it into future versions of Viiv.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/03/08/apple_remote_control_jobs/1 - 8th Mar 2006

First batch of VIIV PCs will not support DMA

Digital Media Adapters are an important part of bringing the digital home to a wide range of consumers. VIIV is launching later this week, without DMA capabilities. It seems like they're a thing of the future for the time being...

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/02/first_batch_of_viiv_pcs_will_not_support_dma/1 - 2nd Jan 2006

Intel unveils 'Golden Gate' concept VIIV system

IDF FALL 05: Intel's new brand, VIIV, already has its first poster child. 'Golden Gate' is a Pentium M system for the desktop and living room. It's tiny, and pretty funky too.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2005/08/24/intel_golden_gate_viiv/1 - 24th Aug 2005

DirecTV boxes to integrate Viiv

IDF FALL 06: The American satellite provider will ship a digital media adaptor with its new high definition DVR.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/09/27/DirecTV_boxes_to_integrate_Viiv/1 - 27th Sep 2006

Don MacDonald - Intel talks Viiv

Don is the man behind Intel's leading brand, Centrino, and its new digital home initiative - Viiv. We sat down to talk to the man that wants an Intel chip (or two) in every living room, covering topics including DRM and Linux.

www.bit-tech.net/bits/2006/02/13/viiv_don_macdonald/1 - 13th Feb 2006

Intel unveils VIIV

IDF FALL 05: Intel has a new brand, designed to replicate the success of Centrino on the desktop. In a Matrix-style twist, however, they're being very tight-lipped about what's actually in it. We're following the white rabbit...

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2005/08/24/intel_viiv/1 - 24th Aug 2005

AMD talks up its digital home vision

CES 2006: AMD's counterpoint to Intel's Viiv is a new programme that puts the PC at the centre of the digital home - but partners with an open-standards ecosystem. We have the low-down.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/07/amd_digital_home/1 - 7th Jan 2006

Tom Hanks turns out to launch Viiv

CES 2006: Intel wheels out the Hollywood big guns, as Tom Hanks, Danny DeVito and Morgan Freeman pitch up to support the new PC initiative.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/06/tom_hanks_viiv/1 - 6th Jan 2006

Shuttle launches new XPCs

Shuttle has announced two new XPCs: the AMD-based SN21G5 with GeForce 6100 integrated graphics, and the SD36G5M - the first XPC with Viiv technology.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/02/22/shuttle_sd36g5m_sn21g5/1 - 22nd Feb 2006

AMD unveils Viiv-a-like

AMD has changed its tune - whilst AMD Live was built around the premise of the PC in the den and a client by the TV, the firm now has a prototype media PC for TV usage.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/11/17/AMD_unveils_Viiv-a-like/1 - 17th Nov 2006

Convergence? Bah!

It's all very well saying how in the future, lots of different types of devices and functionality will all start to merge together. But do we really understand the drivers for these trends - do we really understand the problems that people have?

www.bit-tech.net/columns/2005/09/07/convergence_bah/1 - 7th Sep 2005

Intel promotes Blackberry, Google and Apple

CES 2006: Despite making Windows Media Center the default choice for Viiv PCs, it seems the chip maker is more keen than ever to be seen as software and device-agnostic.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/06/intel_agnostic/1 - 6th Jan 2006

The Revolution has a name - Nintendo Wii

Straight from the WTF department. No, we're not taking the piss - the Revolution officially has a new name. That's 'ii' like 'We', not 'ii' like 'Viiv'.

www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2006/04/27/nintendo_revolution_wii_name/1 - 27th Apr 2006

Rumour: Intel changing ten CPU logos

Leaked pictures show that the Core i7, Core 2 and Centrino brands could soon be getting shorter, wider logos.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2009/02/27/intel-introduces-new-cpu-logos/1 - 27th Feb 2009

Intel unveils new business platform - VPro

Happy to jive with Viiv? Or would you rather say hells-no to Centrino? Intel is launching another platform, this one intended for business users. Say hello to VPro.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/04/25/intel_business_platform_vpro/1 - 25th Apr 2006

Corsair guide to building an MCE machine

Looking for some MCE system building inspiration? The guys in the Corsair labs have a few ideas that might get you a little closer to PVR nirvana.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/03/29/corsair_guide_to_performance_system/1 - 29th Mar 2006

Dolby sounds off on 14-channel audio

CES 2006: We check out Dolby's offerings, including Master Studio certified PCs, TrueHD for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, as well as a screening of concept 14 channel audio content.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/08/dolby_viiv_ces/1 - 8th Jan 2006

Stream games around your home

IDF FALL 05: The concept of Remote Gaming is that you can stream a game from a powerful machine to a thin client somewhere else in your home. Can you say whisper quiet, full-powered living room gaming?

www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2005/08/26/remote_gaming/1 - 26th Aug 2005

C-Media shows off streaming audio

CES 2006: C-Media are showing off a cool wireless streaming audio device, as well as a voice-chat aggregator and USB phone.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/06/cmedia_audio/1 - 6th Jan 2006

ATI's Avivo mark 2 - a preview

ATI has extended its X1000 range of cards with a software update that some cool functionality. H.264 decoding in hardware, as well as lightning fast transcoding of video is on offer. We take an initial look at the software, ahead of its release later this week.

www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/12/19/ati_avivo_mark_2/1 - 19th Dec 2005

Intel officially unveils its leap ahead

Ahead of CES, Intel has pulled the covers off its new branding programme. There's a new logo, Intel Inside is dead, and we have some promo photos from Vegas.

www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2006/01/03/intel_new_logo_leap_ahead/1 - 3rd Jan 2006

How it all shakes out

What does the ATI-AMD buyout mean? What are the long and short term consequences? Are we seeing the beginning of the end for video cards, and will we see NVIDIA killed by a new Intel graphics chip? We lay out all the scenarios and give you the explanations and the answers. Compelling.

www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/07/24/how_it_all_shakes_out_for_4/1 - 24th Jul 2006

Why Intel's DRM strategy is flawed

At IDF today, Intel has been talking about how DTCP-IP, a standard it is promoting, will enable the next generation of digital content in the home. In this analysis piece, Wil Harris explains why Intel's strategy for content protection is flawed, and why DRM will result in a bad experience for people like us.

www.bit-tech.net/bits/2006/03/09/intel_drm_strategy_dtcp_drm/1 - 9th Mar 2006

QuietPC D.Vine Media Center kit

Want a Media Center? Don't want to buy a pre-built rig, but worried about MCE's notorious component compatibility woes? QuietPC has brought out a kit that pairs build-your-own flexibility with guaranteed component choices. Is this the quietest PC we've ever (not) heard?

www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2006/02/11/quietpc_dvine_mce_kit/1 - 11th Feb 2006


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