nVidia Ion Platform to Unleash the Power of Atom

As many of you may know, and some of you even have, the Intel Atom processor allowed the takeoff of the new laptop platform dubbed "Netbook." These are smaller forms of laptops that do not contain optical drives, have screens between 7" and 12" and consume little power and can do the more basic functions of a computer. This is mostly limited to web browsing and using office applications. Another use for these netbooks is a media player. The drawback to this is that there is not enough horsepower graphics-wise to decode a high definition video.
This is where the nVidia Ion platform comes into play. nVidia has created a platform that consumes very little power and is compatible with the Intel Atom processor. They have also included an integrated 9400 graphics card, allowing for minor gameplay, and fully capable of decoding high definition movies. This platform has not been released in netbooks, but when it does, most of the new netbooks will have an HDMI output, which is the standard video and audio signal for high definition. This would allow the user to use their netbook as a media player that plugs into an HDTV, and would actually make use of the HD capabilities.