New Intel tech to wake PC’s for VoIP calls and media access
Written by admin on August 15th, 2008 in devices and gadgets.
New PC’s may be a little more energy friendly thanks to a new component by Intel. The Remote Wake technology will initially be supported by services including Cyberlink, JAJAH, Orb and Pando. The biggest advantage behind the technology is that computers will be able to remain in a sleep mode, but then wake up to be accessed by a VoIP phone call or request for media as needed.
Typically, if you use your computer to handle VoIP phone calls or you like to remotely access the media on your computer over the Internet you normally have to keep your computer on all the time. Naturally, this wastes energy since you are effectively only turning on the computer to remain in a standby mode. You can read more about what the other services are doing with the technology from the Cyberlink, JAJAH, Orb and Pando press releases.
I think many people take for granted the amount of power a single computer uses. On the surface it may not seem like a lot, but just imagine thousands and then millions of computers remaining on simply to be accessible for VoIP calling and media access. This technology can have an impact on the future energy needs of the country. Of course, it will take a few years before enough people have them to make a huge dent.
Read more from the Intel website.
Tags: MP3, gadgets, gadgetry, wi-fi
