The Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox with SSD Optimizer has won the Most Innovative Flash Memory Consumer Application Best of Show Award at the 2010 Flash Memory Summit. The toolbox with optimizer is an easy-to-use set of tools that allows Windows users to better manage and retain the out-of-box performance and health of their Intel®X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs.

Intel’s most recent technology study conducted by Harris Interactive* revealed that eight out of ten (80 percent) U.S. adults get frustrated waiting for their technology to load. Additionally, while waiting, half (51 percent) have done something in a manner inconsistent with their usual behavior. In fact, 61 percent of U.S. adults admitted to yelling or cursing out loud when their technology can’t keep up with them, while others hit their computer mouse (29%) or banged on their computer screen and keyboard (24%). Luckily, Intel has gotten to the core of the problem with  the new 2010 Intel® Core™ family of processors, to give users who hate to wait a way to keep up with their busy lives. Learn more about "Hourglass Syndrome" and play the Smash-a-Glass game.

Survey Finds that Half of U.S. Adults Have Done Something Out of Character While Waiting for Technology

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 19, 2010 - Technology has become an integral part of our everyday lives. Wireless Internet connection is prevalent in shopping malls, restaurants and airports. We are expected to answer emails within minutes of receiving them, and people are accustomed to having their mobile devices attached to their hands. However, with constant access and when outdated technology fails to keep up with us, stress ensues - a phenomenon that Intel Corporation is now humorously calling the “Hourglass Syndrome.”