Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Microsoft and HP Unveil New PC Hardware Designs for WinHEC
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 08:30 AM
"Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft Corp. will use a Windows hardware conference in Seattle this week to unveil updated concepts of consumer and business PCs, plus a glimpse into the future of the Media PC. Although observers expected the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here to discuss Microsoft's delayed next-generation Longhorn operating system, it appears that Microsoft executives will instead encourage developers to focus on the PC. Jim Allchin, group vice-president of Microsoft's platforms group will unveil the HP-designed "Troy" business concept PC on Tuesday, as well as the "Hermes" mobile concept PC.
Later, Microsoft executives will show off a "Windows Home" concept, yet another attempt to combine a PC with a set-top box. In addition, Microsoft executives will disclose that they are working with hardware providers to add touchscreen capabilities to the Tablet PC. HP, meanwhile, plans to announce a program to use USB memory keys to facilitate the setup of wireless networks."
Great article on some of the future technologies being cooked up - they first showed the Athens PC last at last year's WinHEC conference I believe, and I was hoping that by now they'd be closer to producing it, but they're still in data gathering mode. Someday...
Later, Microsoft executives will show off a "Windows Home" concept, yet another attempt to combine a PC with a set-top box. In addition, Microsoft executives will disclose that they are working with hardware providers to add touchscreen capabilities to the Tablet PC. HP, meanwhile, plans to announce a program to use USB memory keys to facilitate the setup of wireless networks."
Great article on some of the future technologies being cooked up - they first showed the Athens PC last at last year's WinHEC conference I believe, and I was hoping that by now they'd be closer to producing it, but they're still in data gathering mode. Someday...
