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New Chip Offers Virtual Windows Desktops, On TVs

Posted by timothy on from the and-nothin'-on dept.

angry tapir writes "Ncomputing on Friday announced a chip that could turn devices like TVs or set-top boxes into virtual desktops through which users can run Windows applications or access the Internet. The Numo chip contains a dual-core processor based on an ARM design that will allow devices to run Windows multimedia applications when connected to a host machine like a desktop or server. The setup uses the company's Vspace software on host machines to set up remote devices as virtual desktops."

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  1. Interesting Idea by errgh · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Virtual first post. Most newer TVs can already play networked media files, show sport scores, weather and some can even do light browsing - all from either a ethernet or wireless network connection. This seems a bit ad-centric, maybe for light kiosks or informational displays.

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    1. Re:Interesting Idea by davester666 · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Um, you really need a dual-core ARM chip to be able to Windows Remote Desktop?

      Cuz that seems to be what the summary says, that the Windows app runs on a real desktop, and this CPU only does the remote job.

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  2. Re:Forget TVs by gbjbaanb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The real killer app for this is Google's settop box. Android linux providing: TV recording, TV guides, internet-streamed video, internet-streamed games/apps, video jukebox (hopefully from local or LAN storage), plus connectivity to remote services too.

    Add a keyboard and a trackpad and most people would not need a PC at all - and that means they wouldn't need Windows at all. Hmmmm.