San Francisco, Sept 21: Intel Corp wants to redefine what constitutes a trendy hot spot. The world's largest chip maker, whose first major marketing campaign touted "Intel Inside," is now taking the "Intel" brand outside and on the town with a mini-guide to restaurants and hotels that offer wireless computer access, also known as Wi-Fi "hotspots." The guide, published in partnership with Zagat Survey and featured in the current issue of The New Yorker magazine, lists more than 50 top-rated Zagat spots with Wi-Fi access in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle.

Sites include The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, the Park Hyatt in San Francisco and the Oyster Bar at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
A Zagat spokeswoman said the company may eventually include wireless access among its criteria for which it rates restaurants and hotels in its popular guide books.
Intel, the world's largest maker of microchips that serve as the brains of PCs and laptops, is heavily promoting its Centrino wireless chip and networking software. Bureau Report