Intel VIIV 1.5 and 2.0 revealed

VIIV IS NOT a product, but a lineup of products. It was originally supposed to be launched with Smithfield, but Intel figured that going from from a 64-bit soldering iron with a blow dryer attached to a 32-bit quiet system, back to a mid power 64-bit system would make the marketeers heads explode.

So, out went Smithfield, in came Yonah, and a few months were added to the schedule. No great loss to humanity.

The parts we have not talked about yet are the next two generations, cunningly named VIIV 1.5 and VIIV 2.0. From what we gather, the V(IIV)1.5 parts will basically add in Merom based cores in place of the Yonahs, bringing more horsepower, more wattage, and 32 more bits to the fray. Look for this mid-year.

V(IIV)2.0 is slated for the end of the year, and looking at the Intel roadmaps, side by side with the current MS roadmaps, we are pretty sure V(IIV)2.0 will feature Vista. Luckily, this adds all sorts of evil new DRM to the mixture, and removes more of the few remaining rights you have left. All hail our Redmondian masters. µ