Intel introduces SD card-sized 22nm dual core PC

Intel seems determined to shrink the size of its computer processors with the freshly announced Edison. The miniature computer is based on the Quark SoC technology created with 22nm transistor technology intended to cram computing power into an SD card form factor. The mini computer is meant to entice developers to build the next-generation of wearable or connected devices.

Edison is equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and can even connect to its own app store. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich showed off practical applications of the computer with “Nursery 2.0” products such as a toy frog that informs parent’s about a baby’s vitals through an LED coffee cup.

Source: Engadget

Intel helping to usher in the Internet of Things with new chip

Intel aims to be at the forefront of the next computing wave with its newly announced Quark chip. It’s a sub-Atom System on a Chip (SoC) that the company is positioning as useful for wearable computers, robotics, and the growing industrial Internet of Things or internet-connected products such as cars, appliances, and even buildings.

According to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, it is a 32-bit, single-core, single-thread chip that is one-fifth the size of the Atom processor and uses one-tenth of that power. The first product set for production later this year is the Quark X1000 SoC (previously codenamed as Clanton).

Sources: PC Mag & Tech News World