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I'm sure you've seen those ubiquitous Intel "rock star" ads that are part of its "sponsors of tomorrow" campaign. I was at the recent Intel Research Day at the Computer History Museum and Intel introduced the real rock stars -- everyone in the TV ads is an actor (and in China all the rock stars are Chinese.)

The real rock stars are Ajay Bhatt, the co-inventor of USB, and Joshua Smith, a pioneer in wireless power and robotics.

Intel Labs also showed off about 40 projects in its science fair. One of the projects was a wireless electric power project. It will enable you to recharge your gizmos and gadgets without needing to plug them in -- they will get their power through the air. More info here: Research@Intel 2009 - Intel 'Rockstars' Show off Future Research Concepts, Projects

Intel [INTC] this morning held a mid-year update looking at its major business groups and initiatives. The first session was with Sean Maloney, Intel's most important executive next to Paul Otellini, CEO.

Mr Maloney is executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer. The short video above consists of highlights of his presentation. Mr Maloney said that while other sectors such as consumer have continued to buy, business IT spending has not recovered from last September. The question is will it come back by the fourth quarter?