According to Intel, the Intel Evo brand is the sticker you want to look for when trying to find a truly great laptop, and the Evo system will meet these criteria by conforming to the specifications and standards of the second-generation Project Athena, which Intel also just announced The system will be.

If you want your laptop to always meet your high standards, the Intel Evo will be the "seal of approval" you seek. And these laptops are loaded with some really cool tricks from Intel's bag of artificial intelligence to help you compute more efficiently.

The Intel Evo platform branding will only appear on systems with 11th generation Intel Core i7 or i5 processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics. These systems will include Thunderbolt 4 and Intel Wi-Fi 6.

They will also include Intel Adaptix auto-tuning technology (for performance, not audio).

At its event, Intel introduced four models of Intel Evo laptops (over 20 models) that are expected this year. Those models include:

Don't expect Intel Evo to remain within the walls of Windows. Intel Evo systems will be available for both Windows 10 and ChromeOS.

Intel Evo systems have been validated against the 2nd generation Project Athena specification, which includes the following "Key Experience Indicator" criteria:

Intel believes that the design of the 2nd generation Project Athena is not just a local programs, but also focused on performance in cloud-based applications; Chrome, Zoom, Spotify, and Twitter were highlighted as apps that users often run in the background.

The AI-based intelligence of the Intel Evo system includes tricks for long-distance voice tricks, and one use case demonstrated at the press briefing showed noise cancellation on a video call, where you are clear and background sound is attenuated.

Optional Intel Evo perks emphasized power efficiency based on knowing when you want to work. The Wake On Approach feature allows you to start computing instantly, and "line-of-sight based dimming" allows you to reduce the brightness when you are not looking at the screen. The Intel® Evo system can also lock for privacy when it sees you walk away.