AquaPad?

[Christoph]

Has anyone heard of the AquaPad (http://www.fica.com/products/ia/Aqua3400/FICAqua3.stm)? What do you all think?

[scoobydoo]

Your link got messed up

http://www.fica.com/products/ia/Aqua3400/FICAqua3.stm

[_Will_]

500 MHz Transmeta 5400 "Crusoe"


did a search on it...and apparently they've coming out with a 700...and both run off a measely 1 watt of power WOWOW
:eek:

thats one great chip for a handheld....maybe for a laptop too?

can't say what the performance would be, however...would be interested to find out

EDIT:

only had to read further to get this

Still, a performance gap will exist. The Transmeta method uses special "code-morphing" software that translates instructions intended for an Intel chip into instructions the Crusoe chip can understand. Initially, this means slower performance, but within about a second, the translation is over and the translated code can be re-used.

The performance of the 5400 running at 667 MHz is about the same as a Pentium III running at 500 MHz, said Doug Laird, vice president of product development. However, Transmeta is encouraging the use of benchmarks that account for the temporary lag during the translation and for the extended battery life the chips will enable.

The use of software to handle most of the technology's features means that further performance improvements and bug fixes can be distributed later without having to resort to cumbersome changes to the chip design itself, said Jim Chapman, vice president of marketing.