Intel Announces Curie: A Quark processor with bluetooth, the size of a dime.
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Yesterday, Intel announced a new module targeted to wearable technology: Intel Curie. This module continues Intel's push into IoT and wearable technology started with the [URL="http://www.anandtech.com/show/8511/idf-2014-intel-edison-development-platform-now-shipping"]Intel Edison[/URL]. While we thought Edison was small, at just above the size of a US postage stamp, Curie goes even further. Intel has not revealed exact dimensions, but the overall package appears to be the size of a US dime, or small button. The circular PCB shape is also fairly unique and novel. Curie is so small it could theoretically be integrated into rings.
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Curie will ship in 2H 2015 and be bundled with Intel IQ Software Kits. Intel IQ is a set of algorithms, device software, smartphone apps, and cloud integration (management, analytics, user and company portals) and breaks down into two components: Body IQ and Social IQ with corresponding biometric and connectivity focuses.[/QUOTE]
[URL]http://www.anandtech.com/show/8848/intel-announces-curie-tiny-module-for-wearables[/URL]
It has an accelerometer, gyroscope, 16kB of memory, and 384kB of flash storage.
what even powers it?
[QUOTE=lintz;46880580]what even powers it?[/QUOTE]
Batteries.
thanks captain obvious i could have guessed that much
i just don't know if a watch battery/whatever will cut it
[quote]butt integration[/quote]
Finally, the oculus peripheral I'd been waiting for.
[QUOTE=lintz;46880594]thanks captain obvious i could have guessed that much
i just don't know if a watch battery/whatever will cut it[/QUOTE]
i assume the inputs and outputs for electricity aren't on the board itself, i.e. you don't attach the battery to the bottom of it, but rather through wires.
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[QUOTE=01271;46880604]Finally, the oculus peripheral I'd been waiting for.[/QUOTE]
someone forgot to turn off their scripts
We're getting ever closer to that movie where they zoom in really hard into a robotic teddy and there's a tiny chip in him.
[quote]Curie is so small it could theoretically be integrated into rings.[/quote]
God dammit don't give them any ideas
[QUOTE=01271;46880604]Finally, the oculus peripheral I'd been waiting for.[/QUOTE]
Opps! Didn't catch that, thanks.
What would this even be used for besides stalking
[QUOTE=Hogie bear;46880644]We're getting ever closer to that movie where they zoom in really hard into a robotic teddy and there's a tiny chip in him.[/QUOTE]
or maybe a real working major chip hazard
[QUOTE=Tone Float;46880669]God dammit don't give them any ideas[/QUOTE]
The iRing - read your texts on the go, one letter at a time!
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;46880629]i assume the inputs and outputs for electricity aren't on the board itself, i.e. you don't attach the battery to the bottom of it, but rather through wires.
[editline]7th January 2015[/editline]
someone forgot to turn off their scripts[/QUOTE]
Seeing as it's so low power and likely doesn't need a battery with significant capacity, I reckon you could get away with using an inductive charging plate, so you just take off the ring/pin/whatever the chip is integrated into and leave it on that overnight
What can it be used for?
Note: Smart ring already exists: [url]http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1012&sid=32997179[/url]
This chip is definitely for wearables though
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;46882613]What can it be used for?[/QUOTE]
I can think of dozen things off top of my head.
For instance it would be pretty great smart base for the smallest scale quadcopters or drones of all kinds shapes and purposes, ranging from toys to semi-professional emergency aid and such.
It could be great for various research purposes where you need to leave sensors behind and for instance periodically measure temperature or other things. You could put it into these animal tags that monitor what's wildlife up to.
Various home appliances could be fully integrated into the Network of Things with this and you could monitor their power consumption, general usage, whatever the fuck!
It has million uses. It's pretty great.
[editline]8th January 2015[/editline]
Hell, some of the more radical guys in the easily implant one beneath their skin. People have already done it with far bigger bits of hardware. This thing is tiny, and if you chose the right spot, it could be practically unnoticeable. You could store security keys on the thing and have very high security identification tag in you.
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Hell, some of the more radical guys in the easily implant one beneath their skin. People have already done it with far bigger bits of hardware. This thing is tiny, and if you chose the right spot, it could be practically unnoticeable. You could store security keys on the thing and have very high security identification tag in you.[/QUOTE]
That just reminds me of NFC -implants...
How about $50 4ghz processors, stop letting the spies bully you into making shit for them intel.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;46882613]What can it be used for?[/QUOTE]
Putting surveillance in everything probably.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;46882613]What can it be used for?[/QUOTE]
Power Glove 2.0: Minority Report Edition
[QUOTE=lintz;46880580]what even powers it?[/QUOTE]
The empowerment of women. And its bluetooth works on the feminist frequency.
That's one weird looking middle finger.
[QUOTE=lintz;46880594]thanks captain obvious i could have guessed that much
i just don't know if a watch battery/whatever will cut it[/QUOTE]
Well obviously they can or it wouldn't be released.
[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;46884546]IoT is the worst buzzword of this CES[/QUOTE]
And a new avenue for security vulnerabilities for BlackHat and DEFCON to document once this gets into more consumer devices.
[QUOTE=Abaddon-ext4;46882692]Note: Smart ring already exists: [url]http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1012&sid=32997179[/url]
This chip is definitely for wearables though[/QUOTE]
I hear that that thing is a terrible product which can't even accomplish half the things it claims it can do.
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;46884851]I hear that that thing is a terrible product which can't even accomplish half the things it claims it can do.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's garbage
The gestures only work in the app, so if you wanted to turn the volume up/down, youd have to :
-unlock your phone
-navigate to the app
-perform the volume gesture and pray to rnjesus that it actually works (~25% chance)
[editline]8th January 2015[/editline]
It's also the size of like, a half dollar coin, so it doesn't really look remotely passable as a "normal ring" and is really uncomfortable to wear
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;46884851]I hear that that thing is a terrible product which can't even accomplish half the things it claims it can do.[/QUOTE]
According to the makers about 5% of your gestures will be recognized.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBUWxROnqwA[/url]
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