Intel announces Edison: a 22nm dual-core PC the size of an SD card

[Desmond]

*o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize/1000x600/*www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/213/474/8/S2134748/slug/l/ajs-ces2014-0320-1.jpg

Four months ago, Intel unveiled its Quark SoC at IDF. Today at CES 2014, company CEO Brian Krzanich wants to introduce you to Edison, a miniature computer based on the same technology condensed into the form factor of an SD card. The tiny computer is built on the company's 22nm transistor technology, runs Linux and has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth modules. What's more, the tiny machine can connect to its own app store. Naturally, the device is aimed at developers, Krzanich says, who he hopes will use it to build the next generation of wearable and connected devices. Even so, Intel is leading by example, and showed a small collection of "Nursery 2.0" products using embedded Edison chips: a toy frog that reports an infant's vitals to a parent via an LED coffee cup, for example, and a milk warmer that starts heating when another connected item (the frog, again) hears the baby cry.

Still, even Intel knows that developers need more than a good example to motivate them, and nothing gets the creative juices flowing quite like the promise of an award. To that end, the company has announced the "Make it Wearable" competition, and says it will be offering up to $1.3 million in prizes for developers churning out wearable tech. The full details of the contest weren't revealed at the show, but Krzanich did say that first prize would walk away with a cool $500,000. Oh, and if you're eyeballing Edison for your award-winning idea? It'll be available sometime in mid-2014.

Source : *www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/intel-edison/

 

[Nerevarine]

If this is priced appropriately, GG raspberry pi

 

[avinandan012]

is it x86 ??

 

[lywyre]

By the looks, the shape and size matches a Mini SIM (a Normal SIM).

 

[noob]

is it x86 ??

I don't think so.

 

[rijinpk1]

is it x86 ??

I don't think so.

it is x86 compatible

 

[avinandan012]

it is x86 compatible

if it has a decent bandwidth IO chip and priced below $100 then it will be popular. The ARM soc based card computers lacks bandwidth in IO.

I need to get one of these

 

[Nanducob]

can it play minecraft?

 

[Hrishi]

Make it wearable .... Does that anywhere leads to smart watches based on Linux ??

 

[Desmond]

I can foresee systems/phones with hot swappable processing modules. You can swap the processing modules such as these and upgrade your phones. How awesome would that be!?

 

[Hrishi]

I can foresee systems/phones with hot swappable processing modules. You can swap the processing modules such as these and upgrade your phones. How awesome would that be!?

Sure it is. But how powerful it'll be compared to current gen of SoC being used by modern smartphone ??

 

[Vyom]

I can foresee systems/phones with hot swappable processing modules. You can swap the processing modules such as these and upgrade your phones. How awesome would that be!?

Umm.. like phonebloks? Which what it turned out Motorola was already had in pipeline?

 

[Desmond]

Sure it is. But how powerful it'll be compared to current gen of SoC being used by modern smartphone ??

Based upon newer developments in the architecture and reduction in fabrication size, it is quite possible that these could become pretty powerful. But I think Edison should be pretty adequate as of now for ultra-portable/wearable tech.

Umm.. like phonebloks? Which what it turned out Motorola was already had in pipeline?

Yes, but the blocks in phonebloks are still pretty huge. It would be more convenient if the blocks were smaller.

 

[Hrishi]

The most important question is going to be it's cost evalutaion.How cheap it'll be.