Can the worlds most secretive technology company change the world?
The folks at Transmeta Corp. think they can. But they’re not talking. At least until Wednesday, when the company will lift its veil of secrecy at an event in Silicon Valley and reveal details behind its mysterious new processor named Crusoe. The biggest mystery, however, is how Transmeta’s new technology will change the landscape of computing — although it is safe to say Transmeta intends to shake things up. A not-so-secret message, embedded in the HTML code of the company’s Web site, proclaims that “Crusoe will be cool hardware and software for mobile applications. Crusoe will be unconventional, which is why we wanted to let you know in advance to come look at the entire Web site in January, so that you can get the full story and have access to all of the real details as soon as they are available.” A statement from the company is somewhat bolder, asking reporters to “Please join us for the introduction of Transmeta and our new Crusoe processors, the world’s first family of software-
