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Photos: Chips on display at Computex

By Staff, CNET News.com
June 04, 2008
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/Photos-Chips-on-display-at-Computex/0,130061702,339289566,00.htm

At Computex 2008 in Tapei, Taiwan, the biggest buzz is about the developing new market for Netbooks, smaller than traditional notebooks but larger than PDAs — and the revolutionary new chips to run them.

Manufacturers are beginning to launch Netbooks based on Intel's Atom chip, promising high performance and long battery life.

Credit: Intel

Nvidia just released a competitor to Intel's Atom processor, the Tegra, calling it a high-definition computer on a chip.

Credit: Nvidia

Acer released its competing version of the Eee PC called the Aspire One. The $399 Netbook is powered by an Atom chip and Linux Linpus. The device is 9.8 inches x 6.7 inches x 1.14 inches, weighs less than one kilogram, and has Wi-Fi.

Credit: Acer

Not to be outdone, Asus unveils two new versions of its popular Eee PC. The Eee 901 has an 8.9-inch screen and the Eee 1000 has a 10-inch screen. Both are powered by Atom chips.

Credit: Asus

The biggest selling point for the Asus Eee Box is its price tag of US$269 (~AU$281).

Credit: Asus

Asus is going to the other extreme by introducing a high-powered gaming PC, the G70.

Credit: Asus

Other manufacturers, such as Elonex, are taking an early plunge into the Netbook market with less fanfare.

Credit: Elonex

Nvidia introduces the GeForce 9M Series of graphics processors for notebooks. According to the company, the chips are geared for "graphically intensive games, 3D applications and HD movies at extreme resolutions."

Credit: Nvidia

Intel released it own set of graphics units with the Intel 4 Series chipset. Intel says its G45 Express chips are Intel's first with high-definition capability for Blu-ray and HD content playback, post-process HD content, and integrated DisplayPort and HDMI with HDCP keys.

Credit: Intel

Here's a demo device that Nvidia envisions for its Tegra chip.

Credit: Nvidia