IDF Wrap-up: The 5 Coolest Things at Intel’s Show


September 16th, 2011 by Meghan J. McDonough, LAPTOP Web Producer/Writer  

It’s been a busy week at the Intel Developer Forum conference. On Tuesday, Intel announced it will support Android devices, leading some to believe that Intel and Microsoft had a falling out. Then on Wednesday, Microsoft showed off Windows 8 on an Intel-powered Ultrabook, demonstrating that the Wintel power couple was far from over. In addition to that drama, there was news about ultra low-power Haswell chips that will make their way to machines in 2013, a self-refreshing screen, and a demo of faster JavaScript.

Below are the five coolest things we saw at IDF this week.

Intel Medfield Android Tablet Struts Its Stuff

One of the biggest stories this week was the announcement that Intel would formally support Android on the kernel level. To prove the point, Intel showed off this Honeycomb tablet powered by the Medfield, a low-power chip designed for tablets and smartphones.

Watch the Intel Medfield Android tablet in action.

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