Intel CEO: Smaller gadgets will expand market (AP)

Intel CEO Paul Otellini comments on the increasing popularity of smaller CPUs. ""I've not seen energy like this from our customers in a long, long time," Otellini told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "Everyone views this as being sort of hyperexpansive to the existing market." A centerpiece of the strategy is the Atom processor, which packs the power of a PC-class processor from six years ago into the smallest space yet — 25 Atoms will fit on a square inch. It's intended for Mobile Internet Devices — iPhone-like tablets that provide a "full" Internet experience, better than that available on cell phones. Somewhat larger than the MID is what Intel calls the "netbook," a small, cheap laptop. Taiwan's AsusTek has had a breakout hit in this category with its eeePC, which starts at $300 and uses an Intel chip."

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