IBM zal later deze maand op de PC Expo in New York een notebook met de Transmeta Crusoë processor demonstreren, schrijft News.com. Produkten met de energiezuigine Transmeta chip worden mogelijk in het vierde kwartaal op de markt gebracht. Afgelopen week maakten AOL en Gateway al bekend dat zij de Crusoë processors in hun internet appliances gaan verpakken:
IBM said today that it plans to show off a ThinkPad notebook based on a processor from upstart Transmeta at a trade show later this month.
A spokeswoman for Big Blue said the laptop to be shown at PC Expo in New York is only a technology demonstration. IBM, she said, is considering offering Transmeta-based models later this year.
"We are considering products in the fourth quarter," spokeswoman Lisa Kaslyn said. IBM's microelectronics unit has been manufacturing Transmeta's Crusoe line of low-power processors.