Intel has predicted that year 2015 will be the year of global computing. Intel’s Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich said the New Year 2015 would be an ‘important turning point’ that would be characterized with the unleashing of computing.
He said: “Up until now, computing has been defined by interaction with a screen, a mouse, and a keyboard. We are limited to just flat surfaces, and you could at most adjust, change and interact. But this is about to change. We are going to experience Computing Unleashed, where computing gains a new dimension from that two dimensional world, to a three dimensional world. Computers are gaining senses. They are going to be able to see, and hear. And that will result in their ability to understand. They are becoming wire free, giving new meaning to portable and mobile.”
Concerning wearables, he said engineers could do better.
He said: “As engineers, we knew that we could do better. We knew we could make computers even smaller. And I have to tell you we have done it. We have made them so small they are like the button on this jacket.”
He unveiled the button sized mini-computer called Curie. Curie includes a processor, Bluetooth LE radio, sensors and battery charging technology.
He said: “This is just the first prototype of Curie. Curie is really meant to be a platform. It will be available in the second half of 2015. We are really excited to bring Curie to our partners. With this product, they can deliver wearables in a range of form factors such as rings, bags, bracelets, and pendants, even the buttons on our jackets.”
