Intel Reveals Atom CPU's Future: Powering Just About Everything

Intel just revealed its long term plans for the Atom range of mini-sized power-efficient CPUs: Partnering with other silicon to make a complete system-on-a-chip for smart embedded computing. That means the power of an Atom will enable complex tasks that probably wouldn't have been possible before in applications such as car infotainment systems, Net-connected refridgerators--essentially every sort of
"low grade" device that has a dab of computing power added to it.

The company's press...