In an interview given to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) and described here (no subscription required), Intel's new CEO Paul Otellini says that:
...the company expects its next major technology platform for consumers, aimed at the "digital home," will probably be ready early next year.
Paul Otellini, speaking at a Wall Street Journal conference here, said the company has been working on sets of chips, software and other technology building blocks to help hardware partners develop new computers and other products that will let consumers control digital entertainment in the home.
Among other things, the effort involves negotiating with industry partners on issues such as rights-management software to protect digital music and movies, and standards to help devices discover each other on networks and exchange data, Otellini said.
