Intel forum focuses on devices and uses for the firm's Centrino concept
Intel's plans to 'Centrino-ise' the company was in evidence at the Intel Developer's Forum held in Taipei last week, with the word 'platform' most often used to describe the chip giant's future.
Intel made a splash two years ago when it unveiled Centrino, which it promised would bring Wi-fi access to every corner of the world. But Intel invented nothing: no ground-breaking technology was unleashed or secrets revealed in creating Centrino.
In fact, there is no chip called Centrino and to refer to Centrino as technology is a bit of a stretch. What Centrino consists of is a bundle of three separate chips: a processor, a chipset and an 802.11b radio chip. What Intel gave the world in March 2003 was a 'platform'.
The concept was simple: provide a factory-tuned system that combines all three chips as efficiently and easily as possible.
Developers no longer have to spend money and time trying to get various components to work together.
