Ultrabook Change mobile computing: Notebook Tablet PC

"Ultrabook is expected to change the mobile computing industry in 7 ways, including lightweight profiles, long battery endurance, touch screens and voice recognition," PC, the US it Web site, wrote today. In the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (hereinafter referred to as "CES"), Ultrabook became a new tablet computer. Of course, there are also many new tablet computers released this year, but 2012 will be ultrabook years.

So, is ultrabook a laptop, or is it just a futile fight against the tablet revolution to find a niche in the mobile market for traditional PCs? Or is ultrabook just a simple clone of the MacBook Air, simply because of Apple's success? The

Ultrabook inherits the portability of netbooks and also incorporates the high performance of full-size notebooks, enabling mobile users to gain higher computing power. Here are 7 ways that Ultrabook might change the mobile computing industry:

1, lighter, thinner

Ultrabook is inherently lighter and thinner than other notebooks, and Intel's definition of Ultrabook is The maximum thickness is no more than 0.8 inches (about 2 cm), and the maximum weight is 3.1 lbs (about 1.4 kg). Even by the upper limit, it is only half the average thickness and weight of the notebook, which greatly reduces the burden of carrying.

2, battery persistence

Another requirement of Intel for Ultrabook is that the battery lasts for at least 5 hours, preferably 8 hours or longer. In the Mobile computing field, the battery is probably the biggest weakness of many notebooks. A ultrabook that lasts 8 hours means that you can only recharge it once, and you will be able to keep your charger or backup battery on all day during working hours.

The situation will be further improved when Intel launches the Ivy Bridge processor later this year. The Ivy Bridge processor has a lower voltage and is more efficient, which will allow Ultrabook to exceed 8 hours of battery power.

3, tablet/notebook blends

Traditional desktop operating systems and sophisticated notebook computing capabilities do have some advantages, but tablets also have a lot of benefits. You can also carry ultrabook and tablets, but manufacturers will also offer a product that provides both experiences.

Acer unveiled a deformable tablet that blurs the boundaries between the two products. The product is similar to the Ultrabook, but the screen can be removed for use as a stand-alone tablet computer. More interesting is the need for physical disassembly to be used as a ultrabook for tablets, such as Acer products with a rotating screen or Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga.

4, touch screen

pc purists are likely to resist this change, but in most regular computer tasks, the touchscreen will replace the traditional mouse and keyboard. The Windows 8 Metro interface is designed to provide an interactive touch-screen experience, and a touch-screen ultrabook will also allow users to make full use ofTouch interface, but you can also use the traditional desktop system as well as the keyboard and trackpad as a standby.

5, speech recognition

Although the touch screen interface is transforming the computing industry, the future is speech recognition. Voice commands have been in existence for years, but the Siri voice service provided by Apple's iphone 4S has dramatically increased the level of such technology. This year's CES show a wide variety of electronic products that can be controlled by voice. Intel has also demonstrated a ultrabook of integrated speech recognition and introduced a similar experience to Siri for mobile PCs.

6, embedded security policy

Intel is also working to provide higher security for mobile computing. The company has invested heavily in the acquisition of McAfee, the security software vendor, in the hope of consolidating security features in the hardware architecture. Intel provides Ultrabook with optional features such as anti-theft technology and Intel identity Protection technology.

with Intel's anti-theft technology, data access can be banned anywhere in the world when Ultrabook is lost or stolen. Recovery does not affect data. Intel's identity protection technology can protect personal information in Ultrabook.

7, NFC (Near-field)

A product like HP's just released envy Spectre has built-in NFC technology. This short-range wireless protocol has been adopted by smart phones such as Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which enables mobile payment functions. Hewlett-Packard Envy Spectre may also have the payment function, but HP's integration of the feature was designed to achieve information sharing between NFC devices. The

Ultrabook not only requires mobile business users to traditional notebooks, but also incorporates most of the advantages of netbooks or tablets, and has some additional features. This is a powerful combination that could bring a revolution to the mobile computing industry.

If Ultrabook is enough to drive the revolution in the notebook industry, or just the frustration of Intel in response to the challenges of the mobile industry, it can only wait for time to answer.

(Editor: Lu Guang)