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The irresistible power of marchitecture - The Good Spinola
Intel develops remote wake motherboards
INTEL HAS developed a new line of motherboards designed to automatically wake from sleep mode to perform certain tasks, such as answering incoming calls or resuming a download.
According to Intel spokesman George Alfs, the technology behind the “remote wake” motherboards was originally conceived to allow network managers quick access to PC updates.
The first four Intel motherboards with the remote wake capability are scheduled to ship over the next month. The new boards are designated for desktop computers and will require an Internet connection via Ethernet cable – as Wi-Fi is currently incapable of functioning in sleep mode.
A desktop PC typically consumes more than 60 watts of power. However, this rate is significantly reduced to 10 watts during S3 sleep state. µ
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Isn't this Wake on Lan (WOL) just reinvented? This stuff was around 6 or 7 years ago (possibly longer) and used a 'magic packet' to wake the PC up.

I'm sure the new version has extra bells and whistles, but it's still old news.
Brilliant!! You only got one thing wrong, the date of the article.

This has been patented in 1998....

U.S. Patent No. 5,802,305 to McKaughan et al., entitled System for Remotely Waking a Sleeping Computer in Power Down State by Comparing Incoming Packet to the List of Packets Storing on Network Interface Card, issued on Sep. 1, 1998
I don't get this, S3 sleep has been around for eons, I use it daily to wake my PC up to do scheduled tasks. What's new here?
It's the mid-90's again. Intel runs out of ideas, so they just go back to the archive to and rehash old technologies. Are we going to have MMX make a comeback too? Or maybe Slot 1? 

Keep it coming, boys.
Yup, WOL in disguise of the Internet protocol.

Just attach your computer to a low-power router, run the router 24*7, and bring the computer up when needed via WOL.

You can also have it wireless. Just use WOL, a wireless router and connect your computer via ethernet to the wireless router - until we get wireless cards which do the same as their ethernet sisters and brothers.

The only problem with this idea is that IT DOES NOT WORK as long as the f*ccing ISPs are blocking all inbound Internet traffic.
Here's what google gave me:
"...an improved version of the Wake-on-LAN or Wake-on-WAN technology that has been around for about a decade.
The new addition to the technology is the ability for a VOiP call to wake up the PC, a feature that's obviously geared toward Skype and other VoIP providers. VoIP provider Jajah announced support for the technology. However, both Orb Networks and CyberLink did as well, evidence that Remote Wake will be used for media management, such as recording TV shows..."
What Aharon is describing is so obviously about bringing AMT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology) technology to normal motherboards.

AMT is designed to allow complete management of the computer(installing stuff etc), using wol packets to wake and shut down the computer at specified times.

What the Ahron failed to mention that this fuctionality only really comes alive when used with System management utilities like Altiris Client Management Suite. 

that wakes up instantly and lets you do basic computing tasks immediately, then they have another reason why Windows Vista and Win7 will lose ground.

Microsoft, please find your way and lower your prices.