Jeremy Charette
09-07-2005, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050824005385&newsLang=en' target='_blank'>http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050824005385&newsLang=en</a><br /><br /></div><i>A new kind of personal computer (PC) will premiere in homes early next year when Intel Corporation introduces Intel(R) Viiv(TM) technology* designed to enrich consumers' enjoyment of digital entertainment. Working together with a variety of Intel-verified consumer electronics devices, online services and software -- including movies, music, photos and games -- Intel Viiv (rhymes with "five") technology, disclosed for the first time at the Intel Developer Forum today, will help usher in a new era of entertainment choices for consumers. PCs based on Intel Viiv technology will be easy to use with a remote control and will be powered by a suite of Intel technologies, including a dual-core processor, chipset, platform software and wired networking capabilities.</i><br /><br /><img src="http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=2747&vid=2" /><br /><br />I guess if anyone is going to lead the charge to standardize the way digital media is handled and played back, Intel would be a good choice. I just hope that Microsoft and Intel talk to each other, and work together to make the hardware and software compliment each other. Hardware and software providers need to make content protection and sharing seamless or consumers just won't accept it.