Intel Provides a Glimpse into Tomorrow's Technology Today

posted by Alison Wesley on March 05, 2009

Most people have "that" person they go to for advice on technology - "that" person may even by you!

"That" person provides free tech support for the extended family, stands outside in the pouring rain at all hours to get the first iPhone or new Playstation and has every gadget known to man.

I am not "that" person.

I am like many 30-something year-old women. I like technology for what it does to make my life better, easier, more productive and fun. I don't care how it works - I just want it to be up and running at the simple click of a button

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So, I might not seem like a likely candidate to love a technology event. At last week's Intel Innovation Showcase in New York City, we showed reporters and bloggers Intel technology that is anywhere from two to twenty plus years out. I have to admit I've almost entered official geek status by confessing how excited and thrilled I was by what we demonstrated at this event, including:

• Search for photos on your PC by just asking your computer to find "grandma," a PC so smart it can see and sort your images.

• Monitor your carbon footprint in real time.

• Robots that can recognize faces.

• Charging gadgets without a single plug.

• A retail kiosk that can recommend clothes for you and provide instant coupons, like Amazon.
• TV widgets, or small applications, that provide real-time data you've customized, like stocks or weather or the status of your friends through Twitter.
• A device that enables you to take control of your own health monitoring and automatically updates your doctor electronically.

See videos of the demos from Adam Balkin of NY1 TV.

The demonstrations at this event were so appealing because they were about real-life topics - how to manage my carbon footprint, how I shop, better managing my health and have fun. I saw how as Intel improves chip energy efficiency and continues to go from two and four-core to many-core PCs/laptops, we will the potential to work, live and play radically different from today.

Many people think their laptop from even a few years ago is just fine for most things they want to do on their computer. After seeing what will soon be possible with multi-core computers at last week's event, though, I too may be standing out in the rain to be "that" person who gets the latest computer gadgets.

 

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