Apple and Nike have announced that together, they are going to work with several gym equipment manufacturers such as Fitness, Precor, Star Trac, and Technogym and some health clubs like 24-Hour Fitness, and Virgin Athletic to help exercise-enthusiasts keep track of their health regime.
users will be able to plug their iPod nano into an iPod dock on their cardio gym equipment like treadmills, stair climbers, and stationary bikes. While they are sweating it out, the iPod will allow them record their workout data, as also upload and track this data at the nikeplus.com Web site. To make it even more interesting, they will be able to compare notes with other fitness-freaks on the site, and set exercise goals for themselves. Another instance of tech focusing on fitness is the partnership between Samsung and Adidas; they're coming out with a fitness program dubbed "miCoach" that comprises a mobile phone acting as a fitness trainer; a heart rate monitor tuning into the rhythm of the user's body; and a stride sensor to measure speed and distance while running. The phone in question is a camera-clad quad-band slider from Samsung, optimized for music-listening and data storage. It offers latest-generation phone features. "miCoach" works as a pedometer, heart rate monitor, and MP3 player -- all in one. Once a user is connected to the heart rate monitor and step counter, "miCoach" will provide information about the user's heart beat, distance covered, and running time when he/she plans to go for a run. All this information gets stored on the mobile phone, and can be accessed by the user later through earphones. It can also be uploaded onto miCoach's fitness Web site to keep track of the user's fitness regime; like in case of the Apple-Nike partnership. All said, for Samsung and Adidas, this is a first but for Apple and Nike, their association dates back to over a year ago when they introduced the "Nike+ technology".
Apple Partners Nike, Samsung Adidas
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AMD Opteron Launch
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) has announced that its quad-core Opteron chip (previously codenamed "Barcelona") for servers is ready for launch. The company will start shipping the B3 version of the chip to channel and distribution partners this week.
Earlier, a 2007 release was announced for the quad-core chip but due to a bug discovered in the chip before its launch, the B2 version was distributed only to a select high-performance computing market. The company declared a 2008 release last December. And now that the bug problem is said to have been solved, AMD will start pushing out its product to a wider audience.
t is learnt that system vendors like Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) will be adopting AMD's quad-core chip. The chip will be integrated in their upcoming servers to be made available in the second quarter of this year. HP s upcoming ProLiant DL585 will be using the processor.
The Opteron is AMD's first quad-core chip for servers; Intel being the first to introduce its quad-core chip for servers in 2006. Intel implemented the method of putting two dual-core chips together to create its quad-core chip. AMD, on the other hand, has integrated all four cores onto a single chip.
Intel anounces Atom
Intel has announced naming (branding) its new family of ultra-small, low-power processors for ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) as "Atom".
Described by the company as "a fundamental new shift in design, small yet powerful enough to enable a big Internet experience on these new devices," "Atom" joins other Intel brands, including Core, Core 2, Celeron, and Xeon.
The "Atom" family of processors is based on a new microarchitecture; meant for smaller devices with lower power consumption, Intel said.
A typical "Atom" chip is less than 25 square millimeters, with 11 of the chip's dies (slivers of Silicon with 47 million transistors each) capable of fitting into an area that's less than the size of a US penny.
Two of the members of the "Atom" family; previously codenamed 'Silverthorne' and 'Diamondville' have already been discussed at length, and are scheduled to ship towards the middle of this year. Both 'Silverthorne' and 'Diamondville' are based on Intel's 45 nanometer chipmaking technology.
'Silverthorne' integrates a new low-power state, enabling it to shut down in between processing tasks, thereby reducing power consumption. Meanwhile, 'Diamondville' is said to sport a design much simpler than that deployed by standard Intel chips.
