Before anyone bitterly remarks, the title really smells like marketing and I guarantee it will be the sequel as well.
The article you read here appeared in Intel's press releases. Comment at the end of writing.
Intel® Viiv ™ technology is designed to make digital home entertainment more enjoyable. Built on Intel Viiv technology, desktops with Intel's latest dual-core processor allow users to access the latest music, movie, gaming, or photo services, and that's not all…
Here are some helpful ideas about the benefits of the new generation of PCs that will soon be part of our homes:
Personalize your home digital entertainment to your liking! With a personal computer based on Intel Viiv technology you can enter a new era of digital entertainment. You can store photos, music, videos on your digital devices in your home, share them with others, and last but not least, view and listen to them at any time.
Be your own master! Choose the music, movies, or photos you want with your family! You can do this from your own collection, or choose from the myriad of entertainment options offered by Intel’s online services. You decide when you watch what you listen to and what games you play!
Comfort is above all! You can use a remote control to control your desktop computer. Build your home network and get your digital devices up and running in just a few clicks!
Choose your favorite design! Find the style that best suits your home. Choose devices that are similar to small and designed consumer electronics (most reminiscent of a DVD player) or among the latest, coolest table tower designs!
Double pleasure: Take advantage of the power of dual-core PCs! The ‘double brain’ (i.e. the two cores) can be used to perform multiple tasks in parallel. Immerse yourself in the wildest computer games while downloading the latest movies!
Share the digital experience with the whole family! Take advantage of using different digital devices at different times in different parts of your home! These personal computers are already so clever that while someone is watching a movie or playing in one room, music is streaming to a hi-fi system in another room using a digital media adapter.
Create a cinema from your home! Make your own movie theater with 7.1 surround sound in the living room and high definition videos with excellent picture quality!
Don't wait long minutes for your computer to turn on! After the first system setup, a PC based on Intel Viiv technology can be turned on and off in the same way as a TV set. Plus, if it’s off, it will still work! If, for example in the living room, it seems as if it is turned off, music flows into the bedroom stereo through a digital media adapter.
Don't bother with different formats for video and music files! PCs based on Intel Viiv technology use a built-in “engine” to convert files so you can play your home videos, favorite music, and of course family photos not only on your personal computer, but also on other digital devices.
Design your own TV show! Expand the selection, decide on the content with the personalized recording option (using an optional TV tuner card) that allows you to record, pause or rewind the current TV show.
Intel estimates they will be released in the first quarter of 2006 entertainment PCs from a variety of computer manufacturers around the world based on Intel Viiv technology.
At first reading, the communication is a smile, but on second thought, I must write that I am happy with Intel’s idea. Although all of the capabilities described above can be achieved today, in order for a PC to become part of the living room, all of them are needed, and in a form that an unskilled person can handle.
So, for our part, we welcome machines based on Intel® Viiv ™ technology!
