British company picks Transmeta for Tablet PC

ZD Net says "Viglen will use Transmeta's Crusoe processor in its new eXaro" pen-driven tablet running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Transmeta has struggled since its chip was launched -- an event that was overhyped mainly because one of its workers happens to be called Linus Torvalds. Microsoft's Tablet PC initiative gave Transmeta a boost, but Intel is targeting that market with its lower-power Banias version of the Pentium and Wi-Fi friendly Centrino chip set, which is being launched on March 12.