Anyone remember my "future cube" talk, thereabouts Posts #8 and #10 on the first page?
Have you guys been keeping up with Intel's Next Unit Computing? The idea is to fit shrink most of the components you'd find in a desktop into a tiny little box. Some links I've looked at:
http://liliputing.com/2013/01/intels-300-nuc-mini-computer-is-now-available-for-purchase.html
http://liliputing.com/2013/01/gigabyte-tweaks-intel-nuc-designs-mini-desktop-with-up-to-core-i7-cpu.html
http://liliputing.com/2013/01/hands-on-with-the-velocity-micro-edge-mini-499-mini-desktop.html
Of course, they're a bit too weak for most gamers, but it's more than enough muscle to handle most emulation up to N64/PSX (the only reason I'm interested in it), HTPC tasks, and general computing for the office drones. Heard these machines run hot atm, but that's pretty much a given. Personally, I'd like to see this category of desktop evolve (so I can finally get the perfect emu-console).
In other misc. news, I read that ultrabooks haven't yet been the saving grace that Intel had hoped they would be; some analysts said the prices were simply too high when the market is flooded with cheap enough laptops already. Meanwhile, tablet and smartphone sales continue to eat into both desktop and laptop sales. Both laptop and desktop sales didn't receive a big boost from the release of Windows 8, even though many speculated that would take place like it did with Windows 7. The demand in the market is definitely leaning towards mobile, and that's where laptops, tablets, and smartphones are all competing for dollars. Next few months (this whole year really) are going to be interesting to watch.
me Wrote:Desktops too could evolve. Whose to say that "hulking" machine won't be the size of a 3 inch cube some time in the future? Computers used to take up entire gymnasiums; telling people in the 60s that you'd have a box many magnitudes smaller in 50 years, you might have gotten some strange looks. I'm just keeping an open mind here; I'm sure we haven't seen the limits of our own innovation.
Have you guys been keeping up with Intel's Next Unit Computing? The idea is to fit shrink most of the components you'd find in a desktop into a tiny little box. Some links I've looked at:
http://liliputing.com/2013/01/intels-300-nuc-mini-computer-is-now-available-for-purchase.html
http://liliputing.com/2013/01/gigabyte-tweaks-intel-nuc-designs-mini-desktop-with-up-to-core-i7-cpu.html
http://liliputing.com/2013/01/hands-on-with-the-velocity-micro-edge-mini-499-mini-desktop.html
Of course, they're a bit too weak for most gamers, but it's more than enough muscle to handle most emulation up to N64/PSX (the only reason I'm interested in it), HTPC tasks, and general computing for the office drones. Heard these machines run hot atm, but that's pretty much a given. Personally, I'd like to see this category of desktop evolve (so I can finally get the perfect emu-console).
In other misc. news, I read that ultrabooks haven't yet been the saving grace that Intel had hoped they would be; some analysts said the prices were simply too high when the market is flooded with cheap enough laptops already. Meanwhile, tablet and smartphone sales continue to eat into both desktop and laptop sales. Both laptop and desktop sales didn't receive a big boost from the release of Windows 8, even though many speculated that would take place like it did with Windows 7. The demand in the market is definitely leaning towards mobile, and that's where laptops, tablets, and smartphones are all competing for dollars. Next few months (this whole year really) are going to be interesting to watch.