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Augmented reality catches the attention of Intel

06/27/201206/27/2012 Stephen Vagus

Intel begins to show more interest in augmented reality technology Intel, acclaimed maker of semiconductor computer chips, is accustomed to stepping outside of the boundaries of convention when it comes to developing innovative technologies. The company has long been on the cutting edge of technological progress with its wide range of products. Earlier this year, the company began showing interest in NFC technology for a new line of computer chips. These chips would have enabled any electronic device they were installed in to communicate wirelessly with other devices. Now, Intel…

Intel to release new NFC-enabled “ultrabook” laptops by the end of the year

01/10/201201/10/2012 Stephen Vagus

Technology giant Intel has announced a new line of portable computers called “ultrabooks.” The company has begun feeling pressure from competitor Apple in the laptop market, which has grown in the past few years as more consumers begin to show signs of favoring mobility over anything else. Intel’s ultrabooks are designed to be high-performance machines that are durable and house some of the best features Intel has to offer. Many of these features are quite impressive, but Intel’s most innovative addition to the ultrabooks is an NFC chip that will…

Intel to make computer chips that incorporate NFC technology

12/17/2011 Stephen Vagus

The Intel Corporation has announced that it will be developing a new line of computer chips that make use of NFC technology. The acclaimed chip maker has partnered with INSIDE Secure, a French technology company that has been working on promoting NFC chips for some time. Intel believes that NFC, along with augmented reality, will be a major component to future computer systems and will change the way computers share data with one another. Intel has yet to release any specific details regarding its plans for NFC chips, but the…

Sony highlights the importance of advances in augmented reality technology for chip makers

12/11/201112/11/2011 Sam Lambert

Augmented reality is gaining momentum with computer chip makers around the world. Intel is one of the companies currently working on a new generation of chipsets that make use of the technology, but claims that its efforts are years away from coming to fruition. Sony Computer Entertainment (SOE), a large game development corporation, has also shown interest in augmented reality. SOE has released a statement to chip makers concerning the technology, outlining the importance of image and gesture recognition as well as a high-level immersion. SOE is one of several…

Intel to make augmented reality chipsets with the help of Total Immersion

12/02/2011 Sam Lambert

The Intel Corporation, a multinational technology company based in the U.S., has announced that it is developing a new computer chipset that will incorporate augmented reality technology. Intel has teamed with Total Immersion, an AR development firm, to make the new chipset possible. Both companies anticipate releasing the first augmented reality chipsets into the commercial market in roughly three years. Exactly what these new computer chips will be capable of is not yet known, but Intel expects that they will change how people use computers. Augmented reality is becoming a…