Intel Says That Celeron Will Continue to Live On

Long live the Celeron!

Earlier on, we heard from Taiwanese sources that Intel will be phasing out the Celeron CPU brand sometime in 2011 as things move towards Sandy Bridge. No so, says Intel; the Celeron the will live on.

"The rumor is not true, Intel has no plan to phase out the Celeron brand in 2011. Intel Celeron processors continue to provide a low-cost computing solution for basic computing needs," wrote Barry Sum, an Intel spokesman in Hong Kong, in an e-mail response to questions from IDG.

X-bit labs still claims that it has seen roadmaps that show that the Celeron will not be moving to a Nehalem-based architecture, leaving some to wonder what will happen to the Celeron brand when the Core 2 family is no longer in production.

Right now, Intel scales its product offerings with the Atom, Celeron, Pentium, Core 2, and Core i brandings. While it may be a bit crowded now, the eventual drop of the Core 2 Duo products will give Intel a little more room to keep the Celeron in the lineup.

Stiletto Shoe Speakers Pump Out Six Watts

You can even make them play heel-clicking sounds, if that floats your boat.

The shoe speakers are a pair that are actually USB-powered speakers. Like most other speaker sets, they draw power from the nearest USB port, and receive audio through a 3.5mm jack. The speakers look like shoes well enough that it's a not a leap to consider wearing them (though you shouldn't), though we find it disgusting if you plan to take them off during work and place them on your desk.

These Stiletto Shoe Speakers are of course available in a variety of colors. Buyers can choose a red, pink, or black pair to suit their wardrobe—or desktop—fancy. The only problem? A relatively weak six-watt output, and a limited 200Hz to 5000Hz frequency range, not to mention the £25 ($37.50) price tag.