Intel

Do you need a workstation?

There was a time when the definition of a workstation was crystal clear and so was the decision about having one. If you needed a workstation, you knew who you were and you knew how to get it: ask IT.  Alternatively, whine, bully, and demand it from IT. And, the machine you got would have a RISC-based processor, a customized … Read more

Eurocom rolls out a 2.5-kg, 15-inch mobile notebook

Eurocom has introduced its latest laptop, the Eurocom Nightsky RX15, a 15.6-inch system with a Retina-type OLED panel from Samsung.  The company says the Nightsky RX15 was designed for a variety of users ranging from architects, designers of all kinds, graphics, audio, and video professionals, up to gamers who require high-performance, on-the-go computing at under 2.5 kg.  The laptop comes … Read more

Innovative laptops shown at Computex

In addition to the HP leather accented launch reported earlier, some of the other notebooks introduced at Computex were equally interesting. Some of them were concept devices and may never be commercially available, but the ideas are inspiring nonetheless. The many faces of dual screen notebooks The added weight, cost, and power drain of a large second screen might make … Read more

Intel at Computex

I’m so glad I didn’t go to Computex this year. It’s not the humidity, or the torrential rains, or even 130,000 people in my way at the show. No, it’s the almost overwhelming slew of new products all at once. A firehose treatment my little brain can’t absorb. Intel had over a half dozen significant things to show. From new … Read more

You car will see you tomorrow

Before our cars can become the robot slaves we want them to be, taking us here and there and not making us tell them how or when. Before they can  have some sense of vision and common sense, robot slave cars have to be able to reliably see their surrounding environment. Right now, their vision is limited. Environmental factors such … Read more

Intel Q1 2019 results

Intel reported its calendar Q1 2019, revenues were flat year-over-year and achieved 4% growth in the PC-centric business while data-centric revenue declined 5%. “We shipped a strong mix of high-performance products and continued spending discipline while ramping 10 nm and managing a challenging NAND pricing environment. Looking ahead, we're taking a more cautious view of the year, although we expect … Read more

Intel expands its visualization framework

At FMX, Intel’s Sr. Principal Engineer, Sr. Director, Advanced Rendering and Visualization, presented updates on Intel’s Rendering Framework which includes the open source tools and libraries of Embree and OSPRay, Open SWR, and the Open Image Denoise tools. Jeffers notes that the AI/ML based Open Image Denoise, is available for integration into any program, but that it is also integrated … Read more

Siemens NX gets smart

Siemens’ latest version of its flagship design software, NX, has been updated with machine learning and artificial intelligence. The company believes it is the first design tool to include AI and ML, but if Siemens is right on this score, it’s a feature that’s well on its way to being included in many more design and engineering tools because CAx … Read more