TECH INNOVATION - Zotac's IONITX-A Mini-ITX board

Intel's Atom processor has become wildly popular in little more than a year. Once aimed at so-called mobile internet devices, the Atom took a bit of a detour, fueling the explosion of netbooks before creeping into small-form-factor desktops and even network-attached storage solutions. All the while, it's been tied to an antiquated 945G-series chipset and thoroughly underpowered GMA 950 graphics.