After years of development and research, Intel announced it has been awarded approval from the FDA for one of the things it makes besides processors. While it can’t pop corn, the Intel Health Guide can collect vital signs and hold video conferences between patients and doctors. The 8lb laptop sized health gadget is designed to help patients keep up with their conditions such as medications, reminding diabetics to check their glucose or even take someone’s blood pressure. The patients information is then encrypted and securely sent to the health care professional via Intel’s online, the ...

Recently, Corel showed off a Cell-optimized version of DVD Movie Factory on a Toshiba’s SpursEngine 1000 (SE1000). The board transcoded 1080p H.264 video to a smaller resolution in about half the time as an Intel Core2 Quad. It’s even more impressive when you read that the li’l Cell is about half as powerful as the big daddy Cell found in the PS3. If you’re thinking, “Wow, how does that happen?” remember this was a situation where the application was optimized for that specific board. So you wouldn’t get results like this in every situation. Still, it shows that Intel is far fro...

Well, doesn’t Tranquil PC seems pretty stoked about their new Atom-based Harmony home servers? Though they’re not exactly mind-blowing (to us, anyway), two new fanless models should be shipping in June: the T7-HSAi (left, with a single 3.5-inch drive or two 2.5-inch drives) and T2-WHS-A3i (right, with up to two 3.5-inch drives), both featuring Ethernet, four USB 2.0 ports, 512MB or 1GB RAM options, and running Windows Home Server. With base configs and 500GB drives, the T7 will start at £278 ($550 US), and the T2 at £299 ($590 US). Related Posts %RELATEDPOSTS% ...