San Francisco, Sept 16: Intel Corp. on Tuesday will demonstrate new gadgetry for homes, such as a souped-up digital entertainment device and a set-top box that provides video-on-demand over an Internet connection, an executive said on Monday. During his keynote at the Intel Developer Forum, Louis Burns, vice president and co-general manager of Intel's desktop platforms group, plans to preview future technologies that point toward the convergence of home computing and entertainment.
Burns will show a Gateway LCD TV Media Center, powered by an Intel Pentium 4 processor with HyperThreading technology, that allows users to run several processor-hungry applications at once, such as recording a TV show while playing a 3-D game.
The product will be available soon from Gateway Inc., Intel said.
Burns also will demonstrate a new set-top box that broadcasts video-on-demand using Internet technology standards. The box, available starting Tuesday from Wyse Technology, uses Intel's 815 Digital Set Top Box Reference Design.
In addition, Burns will discuss the status of technology that will enable consumers to get movies, music and other entertainment onto multiple devices in their home, while also protecting the content from being pirated, he said.
Bureau Report