MediaDirect

It’s a relatively small feature, but the announcement over at Engadget about Dell’s new PCs was the first I’d heard of it.

The M140 features MediaDirect technology for direct access to photos, music, and vids without having to boot the OS and like all XPS products includes Windows XP MCE 2005.

Sounds like a pretty cool feature to me. If I got access to my music and videos without having to boot the OS, my laptop would probably almost double its battery life. Imagine watching Lawrence of Arabia without having to plug in? That’s such an excellent idea. Go Dell for that.