Thehardware platform is a 4-layer Mini-ITX form factor motherboard, measuring 170mmx 170mm, including on-board video/graphics, audio, Ethernet, USB 2.0, and IDEinterfaces. The Efficeon Technology Reference Design Kit is a manufacturing-ready referencedesign comprising schematics, PCB layout, bill of materials, reference designguide and drivers with BIOS support available from multiple BIOS vendors. Transmeta also announced the Efficeon(TM) Processor Technology EvaluationPlatform and Reference Design Kit for the next generation of energy efficient,high performance, fanless and compact designs. 'Transmeta has beenworking in conjunction with Microsoft to ensure that the Efficeon processortakes full advantage of the new advances available in Windows XP Media CenterEdition 2005.' 'Transmeta is very excited to have Microsoft's support for our new DigitalEntertainment Center Initiative, as we feel that Microsoft's involvement was avery important step in making this new initiative a success' said Arthur L.Swift, senior vice president of marketing at Transmeta. 'Thiswill hasten the adoption of the PC as the center of the home entertainmentsystem, providing video and audio content on demand for use throughout thehome.' 'Transmeta's new designs enable the creation of ultra-quiet Media Center PCs,'said Bill Mannion, Director of Windows XP Consumer Marketing at Microsoft.

These new designs include recording and playbackfeatures and have the ability to manipulate multiple video and/or audio trackssimultaneously without losing valuable data or information. Consumers can be assured that the Efficeonprocessor meets or exceeds the performance requirements necessary for runningMedia Center Edition 2005.

These new Digital Entertainment Center designs, powered by the Efficeonprocessor, are cost effective solutions with full support for Microsoft WindowsXP Media Center Edition 2005. Transmeta today announced that its new fanless Digital Entertainment CenterInitiative, including several new designs that take advantage of thehigh-performance and low heat characteristics of the Transmeta Efficeon(TM)processor, has gained Microsoft Corp.'s support and is suitable for use withWindows XP Media Center Edition 2005.

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