One Watt Wonder - The New CPU From VIA

VIA seems to be the rear to watch as they continue to lead the pack in cranking out energy-efficient computing parts. They have a decent clean computing initiative which has been in place for some time. Now, they have developed the unthinkable - a new fanless processor that chugs along at 500MHz, and only requires 1 watt of electricity to run. And that's when the chip is active; when it's idle, the processor will sip a mere tenth of a watt. Exclamation point.

Who's the market - it's mostly corp-to-corp, to firms that design and engineer embedded systems which require low power consumption and are looking for an eco-friendly design. Near future, VIA envisions producing 1GHz and 1.5GHz versions that consume 3.5 and 7.5 watts respectively. As always, penetration into the consumer market will require a little clock-watching, but for the leaders the future is here today. :: Ubergizmo

What the Other Guy is Doing

The continuing saga of what other folks are doing. Survey says, the best way to implement change in your organization is to point to what the competition is doing.

Mineral Oil Submerged Computing from Puget Computers.

Via now has ultra-low power laptops.

China goes with crush and zap to recycle circuit boards.

Walmart and Sam's club are now hosting eWaste recycling events.

And Apple's CFO says Microsoft's no threat.