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This time, Intel shows a device that is 100% touchscreen.
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In the video, you’ll see Intel CEO Paul Otellini demoing an unnamed mobile internet device. This time, Intel shows a device that is 100% touchscreen and has GPS, a camera and connectivity on board. Watching the video, the first thing that came to my mind is Google phone OS Android.
That is because the demo was about the MID smart camera. Using the camera, the device is able to translate Chinese very quickly and is able to add relevant YouTube videos, web pages and more all based on your GPS position and what the camera identifies. The concept is you get all the information you desire, when you need it, where you need it.
In the next demo, the same device is used while shopping for toys. The camera identifies the toy from the packaging and shows examples of what the pieces of the toy can be assembled into. Relevant videos and websites are offered as are links to reviews and presumably a pricing comparison. Cool stuff.
Unfortunately, at the end of the video, Otellini fesses up that there are computers behind the stage helping out with computing power but insists their engineers are working hard on solutions. Certainly the concept is interesting and it is best always best to swing for the fences.
What is clear is that MIDs are going to become more sophisticated and connected, offering to help out at every turn. Can the added value convince us to carry two devices (presumably a cell phone and MID)? Or will we find a compromise with convergence and step out with just one. Which brings us back to Android. This concept isn’t too far off of a mashup of a couple of Android apps.
The OS Android currently has two apps that do very similar things. Wikitude uses the camera to identify your surroundings, then offers up information from Wikipedia based on what the camera sees. ShopSavvy is the Android app that brings us scanning through the camera to access pricing, reviews etc. Combine both and you are dangerously close to having the same power Intel dangles for us (albeit in a more limited fashion) on your phone.
Watch the video and let us know if you think Intel is late to the game or bringing fresh ideas in the comments below.
Read [ZDNet]
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