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"LAS VEGAS \u2014 Intel has a problem. Despite making a concerted effort to put its processing technology into mobile devices like cellphones and tablets, its chip designs for those devices have not always caught on with manufacturers. Medfield, a new processor that's more efficient than previous designs, aims to change all that, and Intel is finally showing devices powered by the chip at CES 2012.\nThe phones running on Medfield at Intel's booth are reference designs \u2014 not real products \u2014 made to show how the technology could be implemented in the hope of attracting interest from phone makers. However, the tablet Intel showed us is an actual product, a Lenovo slate powered by Medfield and running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.\nOur hands-on was brief, but the Android phone running Medfield impressed us the most when we were playing Modern Combat 2, a Call of Duty-style game that taxed the processor to render real-time 3D graphics while responding to touch and the accelerometer. We didn't get very far, but the game play was seamless the whole time, panning smoothly and responding instantly to touch or the phone's movement. Intel worked with Gameloft to optimize the game to run on Medfield.\nSee Also: The hottest stories from the floor of CES 2012!\nThe tablet running Ice Cream Sandwich performed well, too, responding quickly to touch when panning and rotating a 3D medical diagram of the internal systems the human body. Although Medfield's system-on-a-chip design has just a single core (as opposed to all those dual- or quad-core chips you always hear about), Intel says its experience in designing chip architecture helps it get more performance out of the design. \"It's like a single jet engine vs. multiple propellers,\" an Intel rep told us.\nWhile that's probably marketing hype, Medfield is for real. It's coming to tablets in the near future, and it's certainly ready for phones, although there was no way we could test the other key spec for the design \u2014 battery life. Since power efficiency is the one area where Intel has always lagged, Medfield needs to perform far better than expected to really compete with ARM, the U.K. company whose chip architecture is found in almost all mobile devices today.\nExcited that you may soon be able to buy a phone or tablet powered by an Intel chip? Have your say in the comments, and browse the gallery below for more CES innovations from Intel.\n\n\nIntel at CES 2012\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntel's Booth at CES 2012\nA good chunk of Intel's booth is dedicated to Ultrabooks, the thin, light laptops that are the PC equivalent of a MacBook Air.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUltrabook Closed\nUltrabooks are everywhere at Intel's booth.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUltrabook Open\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedfield Reference Design Phone\nAt CES, Intel showed off devices running Medfield -- the chip Intel hopes will catapult the company into mobile devices.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedfield Phone, Side View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedfield Phone, Gameplay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedfield Phone, App Menu\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntel 3D Technology\nIn this demo, Intel shows how an Ultrabook has the power to process 3D HD video, shot on a helmet with dual cameras.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntel Hybrid Laptop, Novero Solana\nNot an Ultrabook, this laptop design, from Canadian company Novero, is called the Solana and is powered by an Intel Cedar Trail processor. It transforms easily from laptop to tablet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovero Solana, Alternate View\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovero Solana, Laptop Form\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovero Solana, Tablet Form\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaking Ultrabooks Cheaper\nIntel showed an Ultrabook with a hard disk aided by a small solid-state cache. By using both techs, the laptop runs almost as fast as a purely solid-state Ultrabook (left)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntel Home Entertainment\nIntel's tech powers some home entertainment devices, including this one, able to run apps and communicate wirelessly with home devices.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntel Home Entertainment, Part 2\nIn this setup, Intel shows a set-top box that can stream TV content securely over a home network to any device.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUltrabook Security\nif your Ultrabook is ever stolen, Intel has technology built in to future models that will ensure the thief never gets at your data -- even if they have your password. The only thing visible will be this lock screen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeries presented by Wendy's\n\n\n\n\nThis CES Video is presented by Wendy's, where $1 gets you more. Show what you can do with $1 on Facebook during the Wendy's Value Challenge! No purchase necessary. Enter by 1/22/12. To enter and for Official Rules, visit www.facebook.com/wendys.\n\n(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(\r\njs, fjs);\r\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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