Gizmodo: Roadmap

Intel's Atom Roadmap Revealed: Next Gen "Pineview" Chips Due Fall 2009

Kit Eaton — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:15:00 EDT

Yesterday it was AMD, and today PC Watch has got hold of Intel's Atom roadmap: looks like the next-generation of chips, dubbed "Pineview," will hit in Q3 of next year. The 45nm processors will follow the route taken by the current gen, using hyperthreading to double up single and dual processor cores so that the OS sees them as dual-core and quad-cores. The microarchitecture is an update on the current Silverthorne system: like the bigger Nehalem chips, it ditches the idea of a frontside bus, instead using a Direct Media Interface to connect to I-O chips. It'll also integrate graphics core and memory manager right into the chip packaging. Wonder what AMD will come up with to counter that? [PCWatch via RegHardware]

AMD Processor Roadmap Leaked Online: Quad-Core "Deneb" Phenoms in January

Kit Eaton — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:45:09 EDT

AMD's immediate processor plans have been leaked in the form of a PowerPoint slide to Spanish site CHW.net. Dual-core "Brisbane" Athlons at 2.6GHz are due in October, alongside "Toliman" triple-core Phenoms. November sees the single-core "Lima" Athlon chip, obviously destined for low-power devices, since it runs at 1.6GHz and draws just 15W. Most interesting to processor fanatics will be the 45nm Phenoms slated for a January 8th launch. Both are quad-core "Deneb" chips, one running at 2.8GHz, one running at 3GHz and both drawing a chunky 125W of power. The "ultra-value client" devices scheduled for November are also intriguing: AMD's answer to Intel's Atom perhaps? [CHW.net via Reghardware]

Leaked Sprint Roadmap Shows Palm Treo 800W, BlackBerry Curve And Possibly the HTC Touch Pro

Jason Chen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:19:26 EDT

Here's an alleged upcoming Sprint roadmap for Q3 2008 that shows several interesting phones and several lowbies. What you're probably looking forward to is the Palm Treo 800W and the BlackBerry Curve in red on July 13, but there's also the blue LG Rumor, MotoRAZR VE20, Sanyo Katana Eclipse, Samsung M320, Samsung M220, Moto Renegade V950, HTC MP6950 and Moto i365. The HTC MP6950 sticks out to us since the current HTC Touch is the MP6900, so this probably makes it the Touch Pro with slide-out keyboard. We'd definitely want one of those. [Sprint Users]

Motorola's 2008 Cellphones Leaked (Guess What They Look Like!)

Jason Chen — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:46:51 EDT

If you were hoping Motorola's 2008 cellphone lineup was going to turn around their "slump", we've got good news and bad news for you. The bad news is most of their phones are pretty much retreads of old devices, and there aren't any great new form factors—not even an iPhone clone—to speak of. The good news is that the upcoming ZN5 actually does look halfway decent with its 5-megapixel camera, Xenon flash, 2.4-inch display, 500MHz Freescale processor and Montavista Linux. It's somewhat sad when the best of your lineup is a Linux phone, but we weren't really expecting much from Motorola at this point anyway. [IT168 via JAMPB via Uber Phones]

Samsung OLED Product Roadmap Shows 40-inch TVs in 2010

Jason Chen — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:00:13 EDT

OLED fans will have to be patient, as Samsung's roadmap for the technology shows them only in small handheld devices for this year and next, ramping up to laptop and desktop displays in '09 and finally 40-inch TVs in 2010. After these TVs invade your home and take all your money in the process, Samsung will follow up with flexible OLED displays by 2012. The point? The tech will have lower costs than LCDs or Plasmas eventually, once production ramps up and enough units are out there. But in the mean time, plan for your next TV purchase to be a non-OLED display—unless of course you manage to wed an old millionaire socialite for her money. If you do, please think of your old friend Jason. [Nikkeibp]

More Sprint Roadmap Leaks?

Jason Chen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:30:36 EDT

We've gotten some independent confirmation/rumors on the leaked Sprint roadmap we posted on Tuesday. Our source is saying that the Moto ic602 and Moto V9M will come in September, the Sanyo S500 S1 and HTC Vogue will come in October, the Moto Q9c and LG 260 will come in November, and the international Blackjack will come in 2008. That lines up fairly well with the previous roadmap, but as with all roadmaps, the actual launch dates are anything but set in stone. [Thanks Tipster!]

HTC's Roadmap Shows Sliders, Smartphones, and Fingerprint Recognition

Jason Chen — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:00:03 EDT

CTI Miami got their hands on HTC's latest roadmap for their upcoming phones. Among them are the Kaiser, which is along the same lines as the Sprint Mogul (GSM), and the Vogue, which is like the HTC Touch. Some of the more interesting ones are the Nike, which is a WM6 Professional (that's the touchscreen one) that slides up to reveal a regular keypad; the Iris, which is a CDMA EV-DO Rev. A phone that looks like the T-Mobile Dash; the Polaris, which looks like an update to the GPS-enabled Artemis, and the Sedna, which actually has a fingerprint reader and both CDMA and GSM.

The Shangri-La, which is the HTC Shift, is also listed, and sports both CDMA and EDGE and has a 800MHz processor, 30/40 GB hard drive, VGA camera for video calls and fingerprint recognition. We're looking forward to all of these.

– Jason Chen

HTC phones galore [CTI Miami via Boy Genius Report]

i-Mate's 2007 Phones Leaked Online

Louis Ramirez — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:28:34 EDT

We've given you a heads-up on a couple of i-Mate's forthcoming phones, but now someone at the company has done us the favor of leaking the company's entire roadmap for '07. Aside from the new Ultimate models, there's also an X Series that looks particularly interesting with HSDPA/Edge support and Wi-Fi. The series consists of four phones, which will be released from May to June. Check out the PDF while you can. – Louis Ramirez

i-Mate 2007 Roadmap Leaked [Mobility Site]
i-Mate 2007 Phones (PDF Link) [via Pocket PC Thoughts]

Archos Reveals Road Map, Includes 700 TV Portable PVR

Charlie White — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:50:19 EDT

Archos launched its 404, 504 and 604 players a month ago, and now here's a bit of information about its upcoming 700 TV model, a fine-looking porto-player that promises over-the-air digital television using the Freeview format. It's equipped with a 4.3-inch screen, WiFi, GPS and a cellular modem. Maybe all that connectivity is why the thing needs four ugly antennas sticking out the back; we're hoping that's just a preproduction model.

In the company's "Investor Kit", there are some intriguing technologies, including a digital video recording docking station into which you can place this 700 TV player, resulting in an MPEG-4 TV recorder for your time shifting enjoyment. The docking station can also record video from a satellite-based PVR-equipped set-top box. However, talk is cheap. These products aren't available yet, and the company didn't say when they would be. – Charlie White

Q2 Investor Kit [Archos]