Otellini reveals Intel's plans for smart, connected devices

According to Otellini, these trends include the proliferation of billions of smarter, Internet connected devices that include pcs, phones and cars; and how individuals want to seamlessly move between devices to connect with friends, get information and be entertained. Otellini said people "will choose the device that provides the best experience for any given intended use and that no one device will win." Intel is positioning itself to advance – and benefit from – this transformation in the computing marketplace. Intel's ceo Paul Otellini has announced the company is extending its chip design, manufacturing techniques and software expertise to offer more complete hardware and software platforms and related services. Otellini said in a speech to open the company's semi-annual Intel Developer Forum, that Intel is developing products that span high performance pcs and servers to a range of other smart devices that connect to the Internet. "Computing has become an indispensible part of our daily lives," he commented. "Our vision is to create a continuum of personal computing experiences that provides consistency and interoperability across all Internet-connected devices in the home, car, office or in your pocket. At the heart of this continuum will sit Intel technology that will make devices smarter, more powerful and more useful. We're changing how we develop and deliver solutions so we can deliver on this vision." Intel has made a number of acquisitions over the last year, including Infineon's wireless solutions business, Wind River and McAfee. The company now plans to buy Texas Instruments' cable modem business which could add to its ability to deliver Internet services to consumer electronics devices. Intel's ceo also described how the benefits of Moore's Law and Intel's transistor technology are being applied to different computing segments for increasingly capable and energy efficient processors. The company's High-k metal gate transistor technology enables 10 times less power leakage from generation to generation while continuing to improve performance. "There's tremendous innovation happening for pcs today," Otellini added, citing examples including the upcoming 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family, Intel Wireless Display technology and manageability technology for business pcs. Otellini highlighted Intel's role in data centres, the Internet 'cloud' and other areas and demonstrated several technologies that showed Intel's computing architecture delivering a consistent and interoperable Internet experience across multiple devices. "We're excited by how the tv industry is making a transition from having just a few Internet based services to a truly integrated Internet experience," Otellini added. "We call this new category smart tv and products are beginning to take off around the world." Otellini showed two smart tv enabling products powered by the Intel Atom processor CE4100 and Google TV that is due to arrive in the Autumn. The Sony Internet TV and the Logitech Revue add-in box combine access to the Internet with a tv viewing experience through the combination of Intel processors and the Google TV Android platform. Intel's focus in the embedded processor area is continuing with design wins for Intel Core and Intel Atom processors in over 30 market segments that include cars, home energy management and digital signage. There are currently over 3800 embedded customer engagements for the Intel Atom processor.