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AMD pushes new motherboard standard for smaller PCs

Computer processor manufacturer AMD is developing a new standard for motherboards it hopes will lead to smaller, quieter, energy-efficient desktop computers
AMD, which is based in California, unveiled the new open standard, called DTX, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.DTX will work with both AMD and rival Intel processors and will allow manufacturers of smaller motherboards to easily configure parts from different companies.AMD hopes the move will reverse the declining market for desktop computers by producing products that appeal to consumers."Desktop purchases are on the decline as notebooks rise," AMD's Leslie Sobon told CBC News Online at the CES on Thursday.
"We're thinking we should redefine what a desktop is," said Sobon, the director of product and brand management for AMD's desktop division.

Microsoft patent application shows off wearable mouse concept

Wearable mice aren't exactly a new idea, but it seems that Microsoft thinks it can do things one better, with a recent patent application revealing its plans for a desk-defying device of its own. As you can see above, this one is designed to be worn even while your typing on a keyboard, with the cursor movement able to be switched on an off with a simple hand gesture. That pointing itself is handled by some gyroscopic sensors, with an accelerometer and a magnetometer apparently also employed for further gesture and position sensing. Needless to say, there's no indication of it becoming an actual product anytime soon but, unlike some of Microsoft's other patent applications, this one seems like it could well find its way off the drawing board sooner rather than later