Are you reading?

We had a hunch this refresh was coming, and according to information gathered by CNET, it’s all going down on Monday. The 2.53GHz SP9600, complete with its 6MB of cache memory and $316 sticker, will reportedly be revealed alongside the 1.6GHz SU9600, which will be pegged at $289. Furthermore, we should see a single-core 1.4GHz SU3500 ($262) with a thermal envelope of only 5.5 watts, which will obviously cater to those really, really low-power applications where horsepower isn’t a concern. Interestingly, these newfangled pieces of silicon won’t be those rumored CULV chips we heard about in January, as those won’t be good and ready ’til summertime. There’s also a slight chance that we’ll hear a bit more on Intel’s reemergence in the GPU field, but we’re not holding our breath quite so much on that. Dig in below for lots more, or just be patience and wait for the 30th. Totally your call.

Read – Intel CPU details
Read – Intel GPU details

Related posts

• Sony P-series “netbook” unveiled, underwhelming (0)
• MSI’s CULV-packin’ X-Slim X340 ships this month in US (0)
• Intel ships Atom N280 for 720p netbooks — NVIDIA’s Ion points, laughs (0)
• Intel debuts 2GHz Atom Z550 processor, demos Moorestown platform (0)
• India’s $10 laptop coming February 3rd, take that Negroponte (0)

By Evan Ackerman

Last year at CES, PowerCast really seemed to be the future. True wireless power… No pads, no adapters, no contacts, nothing at all. Just power getting sent straight through the air. Wouldn’t that be great? Like many things we saw last year at CES, though, the ultimate potential of this technology has not yet been realized. Powecast is making progress, however, and they were able to demo a few conceptual products to us. I say “conceptual” since although these things are fully functional prototypes, Powercast isn’t going to produce them directly… Rather, they’re looking to license their technology to manufacturers.

These Christmas ornaments are being lit up by a power transmitter plugged into the wall behind them. They stay lit even if you move them a meter or two away from the transmitter. Wunderlights, as they’re called, may possibly be available for Christmas 2009 at $35ish per ornament, or somewhere around $250-$300 for the kit pictured above with a transmitter included.

The actual “cast” part of Powercast technology, the ranged wireless power, is (sadly) really only practical for ultra low power applications like LEDs and sensors and stuff. For higher power electronics, the receiver needs to be a lot closer to (generally, in contact with) the charging surface. Powercast has put together some concepts for how this might work in the home, including this TV stand and lamp that charge remotes and stuff. Powecast says that using their continuous charging technology, you’ll have to replace the remote itself before you’ll have to change the batteries.

If you absolutely can’t wait to play around with Powecast tech, the only thing they’re actually selling right now is a development kit which contains everything you’ll need to create a Powercast enabled prototype… It’s $2000.

[ PowerCast ]

Related posts

• [CES 2010] Peregrine Glove Lets You Get Handsy With Your Games (0)
• [CES 2010] Live Photo Slide Show (0)
• [CES 2010] Lacie’s Wuala Takes A Bite Of Cloud Storage Out Of Your Drive (0)
• [CES 2009] XACT TRAX Locates Your Stuff For A Buck (0)
• [CES 2009] Toshiba Booth Highlights (0)