Finland-based Elektrobit has recently demonstrated a cellular-voice-enabled mobile Internet device (MID) known as the Reference Device and based on Intel's next-generation Atom processor, codenamed Moorestown. The device will also sport a special build of the Linux-based Moblin v2 operating system optimized for use in MIDs and with cellular phone support. The EB design was co-developed along with Intel and Ericsson, and will be offered to companies in custom specs. Users would interface with the device via its 4-inch 3D, haptic-feedback touchscreen along with a speech recognition feature. The prototype has an HDMI output and is said to be capable of playing back HD-quality videos, even on dual screens. It has integrated Wi-Fi, a GPS sensor, micro USB and an SD card slot, though there is no indication of any onboard storage space. Mobile WiMAX or HSPA 3G cell modems will be options.
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Shortcuts to social networks will be integrated into the interface, while Elektrobit's Street Director application will endow the device with a speech-enabled, turn-by-turn navigation functionality.
Moorestown is a SoC (system on chip) that contains a 45nm Atom processor core with graphics, video, and memory controllers, collectively codenamed Lincroft, along with an I/O hub codenamed Langwell. Intel promises Moorestown will consume 10 percent of the power as its current Atom CPUs.
Elektrobit's Moorestown-powered MID is expected to launch sometime in 2010, coinciding with the expected ship date of the next-generation Intel chip.
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