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Sure, Intel is primarily a chip maker, but every once and a while they throw us a product curve ball.  The Reader (yup, that’s what it’s called) is a handheld device that can literally read aloud the text of a physical book.  It’s intended use is for the physically blind or those who are challenged by a learning disability, but it could also serve as an archiving system.

It works by using OCR, or optical character recognition, and captures the text through a small built-in 5 megapixel camera.  I’m skeptical as to how much text it can read and convert in one given snap shot, but Intel says that “conversions [are] fast”.

Total on board storage of the device is 4GB (solid state) and a USB port helps to transfer any stored data to your personal computer.  The battery should be good for about 4 hour of audio playback and the reader is also compatible with a variety of file formats (DAISY 2.02* (DAISY), NISO 2002* (z2002 or DAISY 3*), NISO 2005* (z2005 or DAISY 3), NIMAS 1.0/1.1*, MP3, WAV, ASCII text) and contains a 3.5mm headphone jack for greater privacy.

The Intel Reader is said to ship sometime in the next few weeks and cost about $1,500.

Video after the ‘leap’ …Continue reading: Intel’s Reader Can Read Any Physical Book (video)

Newegg has a coupon low on the Intel BX80580Q9400 Core 2 Quad Core Processor Q9400.  This processor has a 2.66ghz core clock speed, 6mb L2 cache, 64-bit support, Heatsink and Fan included and 3 year warranty.  It’s …Continue reading: Intel BX80580Q9400 Core 2 Quad Core Processor Q9400 – $180 Shipped

THIS DEAL ENDS 10/26.  Newegg has a coupon steal of a deal on the Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E NAS Server w/ Intel Celeron.  This NAS drive can be access from the web, has room for up to 4Tb of storage, has 2x USB ports and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10.  It’s …Continue reading: Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E NAS Server w/ Intel Celeron – $170 Shipped

You’ve got to hand it to the folks at Samsung.  Just yesterday, Sony pops up with its X series line of laptops.  Today, it’s Samsung’s turn to exhibit an X series line of laptops.

If you were to say that Samsung’s playing a serious round of copycat with their X series, you probably wouldn’t be too far off.  Though not as light or as visually attractive as the Sony X series, Samsung’s will offer plenty of value.  They’re about four pounds, will offer screen sizes anywhere between eleven and fifteen inches, and have an expected battery life of about eight hours, which is a definite step up; my poor old kludge only gets about six.

There’s no word yet on what processors will be used in Samsung’s line, though stirrings exist that say it might be the new line of ultra low voltage dual cores from Intel.  Also included is a kind of facial recognition software called Failsafe that basically won’t let you boot up unless you’re in front of a camera so the system can tell it’s you, and yes, they’re preloading Windows 7 with these–guess you can stick a fork in Windows Vista, huh?

They’re expected to cost about a thousand bucks a unit, however, so the chance of getting super-new chips from Intel in these bad boys is pretty much long odds.  However, it doesn’t look like value’s going to be a problem as they’re really putting quite a bit in these systems.  I think we can all live without the super-new chipsets for a good quality low four-figure laptop.

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Newegg has a solid deal for the Intel Core2 Duo BX80571E7500 Wolfdale 2.93GHz Processor.  Specs include a 2.93 core clock speed, 3MB L2 cache, Heatsink and Fan included and more.  It’s …Continue reading: Intel Core2 Duo BX80571E7500 Wolfdale 2.93GHz Processor – $120 Shipped

THIS DEAL ENDS 7/20.  Newegg has the Intel Core 2 Quad BX80580Q8200 Q8200 Processor for a Net low via a $10 coupon.  Features of this processor includes a 2.33ghz core clock speed, 4MB L2 cache, 64-bit support and a heatsink and fan included.  It’s …Continue reading: Intel Core 2 Quad BX80580Q8200 Q8200 Processor – $150 Shipped

For a limited time Newegg has the Intel Core 2 BX80562Q6600 Quad Q6600 Processor for an ultra low price.  Features of this processor include a 2 x 4MB L2 Cache, 2.4Ghz clock speed, 64-bit support, hyperthreading support and a heatsink and fan.  It’s …Continue reading: Intel Core 2 BX80562Q6600 Quad Q6600 Processor – $170 Shipped

THIS DEAL ENDS 6/29.  Newegg has the best deal on the Net for the Intel Core 2 Duo BX80571E7600 E7600 Processor. It features a 3.06Ghz speed, 3MB L2 cache, 64-bit support and includes fan and heatsink.  It’s …Continue reading: Intel Core 2 Duo BX80571E7600 E7600 Processor – $140 Shipped

Mwave.com has the lowest price online for the Intel SSDSA2MH080G1 X24-M 80GB Solid State Drive. It features super fast read/write times, 80GB of storage and a SATA interface.  It’s …Continue reading: Intel SSDSA2MH080G1 X24-M 80GB Solid State Drive – $290 Shipped

TigerDirect has a great price for the Intel BX80570E8200 Core 2 Duo E8200 Dual Core Processor.  This processor features a  2.66GHz core clock speed, 6mb of cache and includes a processor and fan.  They’ve got it for …Continue reading: Intel BX80570E8200 Core 2 Duo E8200 Dual Core Processor – $132 Shipped