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Intel Developer Forum 2012 - Dadi Perlmutter Keynote Live Blog
by Anand Lal Shimpi on September 11, 2012 11:47 AM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- IT Computing
- Intel
- Trade Shows
- IDF 2012
12:59PM - and we're done! thanks for joining us on our first official live blog!
12:56PM - Intel will offer a grand prize of $1M in this perceptual computing contest later this year, details available at intel.com/software/perceptual
12:55PM - Intel Perceptual Computing SDK Beta, offering a contest in Q4 for the development of the coolest perceptual computing apps using the SDK
12:52PM - I want to benchmark a Coke vending machine
12:52PM - These machines are already deployed in South America
12:52PM - How people drink, what they do with the machine, etc...
12:51PM - The coke machine can provide a lot of analytical data to the owner thanks to having a full blown PC inside
12:50PM - Dadi is showing off a Core i7 based Coke vending machine
12:48PM - No new phone announcements at IDF, but steady progress being made
12:48PM - I think that's all we're going to get about Haswell in this keynote
12:47PM - Haswell can run Unigen at the same performance as Ivy Bridge but at roughly half the power
12:46PM - That's power unconstrained though
12:46PM - Looks like a 2x increase in GPU performance for Haswell vs. Ivy
12:46PM - Haswell running the Unigine benchmark much smoother than IVB
12:45PM - Running Unigine benchmark on Haswell vs. Ivy Bridge
12:45PM - Haswell reference platform demo
12:45PM - Haswell is mobile focused first, eventually into desktop/workstation and server
12:44PM - Haswell - We've been able to cut 20x of the idle power compared to Sandy Bridge
12:43PM - Ooohoh, I think we're about to talk about silicon
12:43PM - Talking about how Intel spans the mobility spectrum from smartphone to Ultrabook
12:43PM - Talking about application compatibility between Atom and Core based tablets...sort of true, you can't run AVX code on the Atom based tablets of course
12:41PM - We Want Haswell
12:41PM - Showing off Ivy Bridge based Windows 8 tablets
12:39PM - ASUS Vivo Tab used in the next demo
12:39PM - The point is you can have an enterprise software deployment on a Windows 8 tablet thanks to x86 backwards compatibility
12:38PM - Showing legacy Windows applications running in desktop mode on the Atom based Windows 8 tablet
12:37PM - Fumbling around trying to run a Windows 8 Atom enterprise tablet demo
12:36PM - Additional design wins based on Core based CPUs as well
12:36PM - Both in tandem and coming after the Windows 8 launch
12:36PM - More than 20 Intel Atom (Clover Trail) design wins
12:36PM - Now we're talking about Intel Windows 8 tablets
12:35PM - that was pretty sweet, using a NFC enabled paypass credit card you just touch it to the trackpad of an NFC enabled Ultrabook and all of your billing/shipping information is automatically entered
12:34PM - NFC paypass equipped credit card with a unique cipher, going to buy a new notebook from Tiger Direct
12:32PM - ...and enabling Ultrabooks with NFC paypass
12:32PM - Intel's Identity Protection Technology
12:32PM - What does Intel bring to this?
12:32PM - MasterCard wants ubiquitous acceptance, open API for PayPass
12:31PM - Talking about PayPass Wallet by MasterCard
12:30PM - Want to create an environment where it's easy for people to buy
12:30PM - Intel and MasterCard have been collaborating on something
12:29PM - Gary Flood, President of Global Products and Services of MasterCard is taking the stage now
12:28PM - Sidenote: AMD will also be focused on natural PC interfaces next year
12:27PM - Touch is just the beginning of innovation
12:27PM - A couple of quick gesture recognition demos
12:27PM - In a year or two we'll see 3D cameras integrated into notebooks
12:26PM - Intel has been working with Creative and SoftKinetic
12:26PM - Now moving to something more exciting than voice...gestures
12:25PM - A beta of Dragon Assistant will be available in Q4 of this year
12:25PM - Nuance's software will be paired with Ultrabooks shipping in Q4
12:24PM - Demonstrating Dragon's ability to recognize non-English speech as well
12:23PM - Now they're playing Gangam Style
12:23PM - Showing off the use of improper grammar in voice recognition
12:23PM - Still not the most impressive demo yet
12:22PM - "Search Amazon for Sunglasses"
12:22PM - Voice activated Google search results
12:22PM - Voice activated Ultrabook demo
12:21PM - It's demo time
12:20PM - The Rise of Natural Intuitive Computing
12:19PM - Now we're on to "Redefining the Computing Experience"
12:18PM - Still nothing really all that new:-/
12:18PM - Form factor innovation: tablet, Ultrabook detachable, Ultrabook convertible and notebook/clamshell
12:16PM - Dadi is showing off a bunch of Windows 8 tablets/convertibles
12:15PM - Haswell is what happens after that arrow
12:15PM - Ooh, there's an Ultrabook Journey slide up now, 2011, 2012 and a big arrow
12:14PM - I guess that's it for datacenter, we're onto mobile now
12:14PM - The real change happening is about mobile personal computing
12:14PM - AMD's SeaMicro talked a lot about its networking fabric yesterday, I wonder if we're going to hear anything about Intel's own
12:13PM - The datacenter isn't just about processing, but also interconnect and fabric
12:13PM - Intel: we have to create a broad set of microarchitectures for the varying needs in the datacenter
12:12PM - Ok we're starting to talk about the datacenter
12:12PM - "our focus in cloud and mobility"
12:11PM - The great thing about digital data is analysis
12:11PM - Dadi is talking about how much data we create and share now
12:10PM - Chip design, software, fabs, etc...
12:09PM - Dadi is touting Intel's advantages beyond just hardware
12:09PM - At the end of the day it's all about the software
12:08PM - There's a 10x difference in transistor count between Medfield and Xeon Phi
12:08PM - Dadi is holding up Medfield and Xeon Phi
12:07PM - Still waiting for something new, these keynotes always start off slow by modern standards
12:07PM - Reinventing computing isn't just about Intel, it's about Intel collaborating with developers here and around the world
12:06PM - Dadi is going to talk about re-inventing computing...again
12:06PM - Today Intel is focused on experience
12:05PM - In 1997 Intel was just getting into the data center, things have changed a lot since then
12:05PM - IDF has been around for 15 years, the first show was in 1997 - back when AT started
12:03PM - Dadi was working on Centrino when 9/11/01 happened
12:03PM - This is the first IDF that started on a 9/11, Dadi is respectfully remembering 9/11/01
12:03PM - Dadi is awesome, let's see what he has to say
12:02PM - Dadi Perlmutter is taking the stage
12:02PM - Looks like an ASUS design, way to go Jonney
12:02PM - Windows 8 touch enabled Ultrabook featured in the video
12:01PM - The requisite introduction video is starting
12:01PM - Louder music means things are starting
11:59AM - We're being asked to silence our cell phones
11:59AM - 2 minutes until keynote time
11:57AM - I fear that I just jinxed it...
11:57AM - I don't want to jinx it, but Intel usually does a good job of making WiFi not break during these things
11:56AM - The keynote is going to begin in 5 minutes!
11:54AM - Old IDF Facts: IDF used to also move locations quite a bit. These days it's held in San Francisco, but it's been in San Jose and Palm Springs as well.
11:54AM - Old IDF Facts: Intel used to hold two IDFs in the US every year, one in the spring and one in the fall
11:52AM - ...or stereotypes about engineers
11:52AM - Intel is playing a video of folks talking about geek stereotypes
11:51AM - We're seated and waiting...well in reality we're seated and working