Intel execs were showing off a sensor-laden shirt this week at the Code conference. The company won't make the shirt and doesn't yet make the sensors, but it makes the processors, and they want people to buy lots of both. Mike Bell, Intel's head of new devices, showed off a prototype of the sensor shirt that it expects to ship later this summer. At another session, CEO Brian … [Read more...]
CES: Intel Shows Edison, a Wearable Computer on an SD Card
Fights among microprocessor companies happen on a platform-by-platform basis. Intel won desktop computers, ARM processors are popular in phones, AMD has a grip on the graphics market. The latest battleground is wearables, with Freescale (among others) staking a claim. But at CES, Intel made it clear that it's coming heavy in the wearables market, and it's going to do it with … [Read more...]