Atom CE

Evidently Intel is betting that tablets will not only be the living room computer of choice, but that we are eagerly anticipating a future where we can devote our tablets to driving our TVs. Intel's Digital Home Group was responsible for designing the Atom CE line of SoCs that were used in the Boxee Box and the Logitech Revue. These Atom CE SoCs were supposed to lead Intel's charge on the set-top market. Intel may yet make use of the Atom CE line in content provider set-top boxes, but evidently not in the consumer market. The Digital Home Group has been shut down and resources diverted to the company's new tablet group. 

The engineers working in the DHG have since been folded up into the newly formed tablet organization under Doug Davis. The folks working on the Atom CE parts arguably had even more mindshare penetration than those working on the smartphone/tablet Atom SoCs, so the move can only be a good one as the two groups will be able to combine expertise and experience. 

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