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2014年5月30日 星期五

3D 列印與機器人將撞出新火花? ( Intel's 3D-printed robot Will Become A Trend To Future Of IT Consumer Industrial ? )

Meet Jimmy, Intel's 3D-printed robot for consumers

Meet Jimmy. He's the friendly walking robot that Intel is designing for consumers, and he can do all the things you might require of a robotic pal, including singing, translating languages, sending tweets on your behalf and even serving you beer.

Intel describes Jimmy as a research robot, but a less sophisticated version of the adorable droid will go on sale later this year for $1,600 (£957). The caveat is that you will have to 3D print your Jimmy. The 3D printing blueprints will be available without charge, but to construct the robot you will also need to purchase a kit from Intel that will contain all the parts of Jimmy that aren't printable, including motors and an Intel Edison processor.

If you manage to get your hands on a Jimmy and you're the tech savvy sort, you'll be able to get your robot to perform unique tasks and share your discoveries with other users. The robot was created by Intel's resident futurist Brian David Johnson, who compares Jimmy to a smartphone with customisable apps.

"What's so exciting about the open source model is the public gets involved in developing this first generation of crowdsourced, consumer robots. We all get a say in what they do, and together we will come up with far more ideas, more innovation, and more creativity," he is quoted as saying in an Intel blog post. ... 持續閱讀

英特爾出招 讓機器人在家列印

英特爾力拱3D列印再出招,昨(29)日發表售價1,600美元(約新台幣4.8萬元)的3D列印製造機器人相關套件,讓消費者在家透過3D列印,便可以製作會講話、會走路的機器人,引爆3D列印市場商機。

業界人士指出,鴻海董事長郭台銘力推機器人帶動工廠自動化,使得機器人成為市場新寵兒,英特爾將3D列印與機器人兩大市場當紅話題結合在一起,預料將掀起旋風。過去消費者使用3D列印,由於多數不具備美工背景,在缺乏軟體支援情況下,無法透過3D列印隨心所欲製作想要的成品。英特爾提供低價軟體套件,讓消費者能很快上手,透過3D列印製作機器人,將引爆3D列印市場龐大商機。

英特爾昨天並發表會走路、會講話的機器人,特別的是,這個機器人零件是由3D列印而成。這個機器人名叫做吉米(Jimmy),英特爾執行長科再奇(Brian Krzanich)在它陪伴下走上加州蘭喬帕洛斯維第斯(Rancho Palos Verdes)的程式碼大會(Code Conference )舞台。

英特爾說,吉米是研究型機器人,將不收費提供消費者比較低階的 3D列印機器人方案,合作夥伴則出售非 3D列印的零件組,例如引擎與一個英特爾艾迪生電腦處理器。使用者可以透過電腦程式讓吉米唱歌、翻譯語言、發送推特推文,甚至為主人拿罐冰涼的啤酒。

英特爾說,「Jimmy」這個會走路、會講話的機器人,零件是由3D列印而成,並透過其 Edison 晶片模組驅動,用戶只要有 3D印表機,購買工具組後,就能自行打造機器人。
英特爾預計今年下半年推出相關套件,任何人都可以透過網路下載打印零部件,再組裝機器人,其他如馬達、電池、處理器、電線等無法藉由3D印表機打印的零件,也可以在網路上購買。

英特爾表示,機器人套件針對一般消費市場版本售價約1,600美元,並希望未來五年內降至1,000美元 ... 持續閱讀

Imagine Your Robot Today Design One Tomorrow

Did you know according to predictions by the International Federation of Robotics, by the end of 2011, the world’s population of service robots could exceed 17 million units?  Intel’s 21st Century Robot program aims to increase the growth rate, diversity, and utility of robots by giving anyone the ability to create their own robot—just as Intel Researcher Brian Johnson did by creating his robot, Jimmy—with its own unique purpose.

Imagine if you could create your own robot. What would it look like? What would it do? Would it remind you to take medication? Feed your pets? Set the table? According to Intel’s resident futurist, Brian David Johnson, that’s pretty much up to you. Working with a team of Intel researchers and engineers through Intel’s 21st Century Robot initiative, Johnson has created files for an open source robot that can be printed on a 3-D printer and programmed to do whatever you might like.

Johnson’s team has already shared the template for a pilot robot, Jimmy, with 10 teams at various universities, to download, print, and program their own smart mascots.

Best of all, this technology is already here. In May 2014, Johnson’s 21st Century Robot event will unveil new robots created by 10 university teams–the first open source robotics demonstration of its kind. Soon after, you’ll be able to download the files and create your own customizable robot, likely for under $1000 ... 持續閱讀


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2014年5月9日 星期五

2014 ~ 2015 Intel 及 ARM, TSMC 的決戰,處理器及平板市場的新局面,將影響台灣未來5年的經濟 ( Intel, ARM And TSMC Competition Will Go Into Next Race )

當Intel帝國對上ARM軍團!決戰低耗能處理器市場

過去幾年,Intel製造的微型處理器占據眾數據中心和機器,但最近幾個月局勢出現變化, Intel 除了在智慧型手機晶片市占一直落後 ARM,現在矽谷大批晶片製造商更開始推出以ARM架構為基礎的處理器挑戰 Intel,過往的晶片帝國正面臨來勢洶洶的ARM軍團,預示著一場全新的晶片大戰就要展開。

ARM占下先機

ARM的嵌入式處理器有低成本、高效能、低耗電的特性,是發展最快速的業務,光在去年就暴增25%,在第三季其他產品的業務成長幅度更超過手機,ARM執行長伊斯特(Warren East)認為,這方面的收入未來會持續上升。
ARM server system start to migrate low cost server market

再者,隨著雲端運算發展,Facebook之類的社群網站對低功耗伺服器的需求大增,而ARM晶片正訴求可以大幅降低伺服器功耗,成功吸引了各家大型公司企業。

市調機構IDC指出,企業開始將注意力放在能夠有效率提升裝置智能程度的晶片,刺激嵌入式處理器的營收從2012年到2016年將成長23%,而市場對ARM技術的需求將不斷升高,Intel很難取得領先。IDC分析師說:「Intel想要攻進低功耗處理器市場,但ARM早已卡位。」

不過,Intel並不打算這麼坐以待斃,準備以原為行動裝置打造的低耗電Atom晶片為基礎,製造超低電壓處理器應戰。

Intel VS. ARM

不過到底哪家的晶片擁有較好的低功耗表現?根據美國威斯康辛大學研究員發表的研究報告,在節能方面兩家的晶片架構並沒有太大的優劣之分。研究員除了研究了電晶體數目、電壓和時脈速度等要素外,也仔細觀察了晶片的指令集(決定處理器基本處理的指令)。

研究員山卡拉林罕(Karu Sankaralingam)表示,ARM 和Intel晶片最根本的不同就在於其指令集,經過測試後發現兩家公司的指令集在效率方面的表現旗鼓相當

研究團隊測試ARM微處理器Cortex-A8與Cortex A9的晶片,Intel Atom晶片和Intel Core i7晶片,當研究員讓ARM和Intel Atom晶片執行伺服器程度的工作負載時,兩廠牌都展現類似的耗電量,而i7晶片本來就是為了桌上及筆記型電腦設計,自然耗電量較大但相對效能也高

現在有三星、高通、德儀等,越來越多的晶片與裝置廠商開始向ARM靠攏,不過也不能忽略,Intel在伺服器市場耕耘多年,其策略、夥伴、解決方案等方面都有強大基礎,後起之秀ARM是否有能力撼動地位仍有待觀察。

Intel 'Bay Trail' Atom compared to Snapdragon 800 and Tegra 4

Exactly a month ago, we first got our hands on Intel's new 'Bay Trail'  Atom processors. These chips are based on the x86-architecture and have an important advantage over their competition: they're compatible with a full-fledged version of Microsoft's Windows operating system. Nevertheless, the Z3000-series also targets tablets, where the chips will have to comepte with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 and Nvidia's Tegra 4, among others.

Engadget has now had the opportunity to run some benchmarks on three reference tablets, equipped with respectively an Intel 'Bay Trail', Nvidia Tegra 4 and Snapdragon 800 chip. It turns out that performance-wise, Intel's latest creation matches the fastest ARM-chip available at this time: the Snapdragon 800. The graphics chip of the 2.39 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3770 is clocked at 311 MHz, but is outperformed by both the Adreno 330, found in the Qualcomm SoC, and the video chip of Nvidia's Tegra 4.

The benchmarks do show that Intel is ready to compete in the ARM-market. If the power consumption is comparable as well, this could mark the breakthrough of x86-architecture on mobile devices.

Intel 將於 2014 年開始代工生產 ARM 處理器

在行動運算裝置崛起,傳統個人電腦高成長不再下,這自然也衝擊了電腦處理器的主要供應商英特爾(Intel),由於英特爾擁有最先進的晶圓設備與產能,先前外界也不斷傳出英持爾有意善用些資源,擴大代工範圍到行動裝置廣泛使用的 ARM 核心處理器,而呼聲最高的莫過於蘋果的 A 系列處理器,不過都從未成真。

不過這樣的光景可能即將來到,根據 Forbes 的報導,英特爾的合作夥伴 Altera 在 ARM developers’ conference 中對外表示,英特爾這家全球最大的半導體廠商,將決定在 2014 年開始對外代工 ARM 核心的處理器,這勢將衝擊現有的半導體代工產業。

也就是說英特爾即將與台積電(TSMC)、聯電(UMC)、GlobalFoundries、三星、IBM、中芯國際(SMIC)等一同競爭來自蘋果、Nvidia、Qualcomm 的訂單,由於英特爾擁有最佳的製程技術,對其他各廠可說是深具威脅。

看來英特爾在自家的產品難以與 ARM 處理器在市場中競爭下,打算以代工扳回部分業績,至少如此一來才不致於在行動運算中缺席。這下子或許在未來我們有機會在行動裝置中見到來自英特爾代工的 ARM 處理器了。

ARM tests: Intel flops on Android compatibility, Windows power
Intel Chip is not so compatible? 

ARM has rolled out a battery of test results that fire two shots across the bow of Intel's x86 dreadnought now sailing into Android waters.

The first set of results addresses the fact that when running native apps that haven't been recompiled to run on Intel-based Android devices, those apps need to be emulated using "binary translation," which converts native ARM code into native Intel x86 code.

Intel says that users shouldn't worry – its binary translator will "just work" with "very minimal power implications" and "unnoticeable performance impact for most applications." ARM – as you might expect – would beg to differ.

ARM low power performance is still better than Intel Atom

"Binary translation – despite what you may have read or despite what you may hear – does have a huge impact to the user and to the performance of the system," ARM senior technical marketing engineer Rod Watt told attendees at his company's 2014 Tech Day this week in Austin, Texas.
Efficiency of ARM is also better than Intel Atom

科技報報/微軟將舉行小型發布會 或推7.5英寸平板

過去兩年,一直有傳聞稱微軟會推出尺寸更小的Surface設備,如今,傳聞可能即將成真,微軟正式向媒體發出邀請,將於5月20日舉辦一場Surface活動,並在邀請函中附帶一句標語:來參加一場小型的聚會。

36氪據The Verge報導,這可能意味著參加此次活動人數不多,但是在微軟不斷更新Surface全尺寸產品線的背景下,這看起來更像是在暗示微軟即將推出的設備。去年九月就有報導稱今年早些時候微軟會發布7.5英寸的Surface Mini。

據稱,新的小尺寸Surface為7.5英寸螢幕,1440 x 1080解析度,4:3的長寬比,這個比例更像是iPad,而不是微軟現有的更適合看電影的 Surface平板電腦。有傳言稱,Surface Mini 將搭載高通處理器,運行Windows RT系統,而不是Windows 8。這也就意味著它會像Surface RT和Surface 2一樣,無法直接使用桌面端的軟體。
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雖然微軟官方沒有證實 Surface Mini 的存在,但據多家美國媒體報導,微軟的開發工具中最近增加了專門為小尺寸螢幕設計的模式。7寸的小平板此前被認為是遊戲設備,但是這已經是微軟兩年前的想法了

微軟對此的官方表述是:

我們在考慮很多事情,也在為之而努力工作。Surface系列將帶來多種長寬比和尺寸並且非常出色的產品。

8.5吋迷你款Surface 傳Computex 2014亮相

微軟先前已經傳出將推8.5吋迷你款Surface消息,同時也有消息指出將在今年Computex 2014期間公布。就近期 Build 2014 期間宣布將針對 9吋 以下裝置免費授權 Windows 作業系統,或許意味微軟將以迷你款Surface作為硬體設計範本,讓OEM合作廠商可做參考。
引用: 【台灣工程師的矽谷故事】如果你可以擁有一間公司,
你想要鴻海還是蘋果?

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2013年9月15日 星期日

Intel 穿戴式裝置的晶片策略 - Smart、tablet、wearable、green、server computing

英特爾攻穿戴 推超小處理器

英特爾(Intel)10日發表一系列超迷你Quark處理器,可應用在穿戴式裝置、皮膚貼片,甚至是蒐集醫療資訊的吞入式裝置,積極擴展智慧手機以外的新市場。
被批評為未能在智慧手機晶片取得先機的英特爾表示,Quark未來幾年可應用在體感的穿戴式裝置、工業與醫療裝置等仰賴數十億個小型計算引擎的裝置。

今年5月與執行長柯森尼奇(Brian Krzanich)一起銜命受任的總裁詹姆斯(Renee James)在英特爾年度開發商大會上說:「這是英特爾歷來的最小型晶片。」Quark的大小為低階Atom晶片系列的五分之一,耗電量僅十分之一,但價格並未公布。

Quark是英特爾多項宣布中最讓人驚豔的,鎖定科技業的下一波重大機會「穿戴式運算」,包括智慧手表與日常生活的物聯網裝置等。其中受矚目的功能是應用於醫療家電用品,如監看生命跡象的智慧繃帶,與可吞入或注射用的拋棄式感應器。

英特爾基於生產製程的改良,得以縮小晶片上電晶體的尺寸與成本,因此押注於能靠Quark賺取龐大利潤。詹姆斯說,採用Quark系列的裝置數量龐大,足以維持昔日的高利潤水準。

2011年英特爾率先擊敗對手,將生產技術帶入22奈米製程。柯森尼奇10日也發表首批以14奈米製程技術生產的晶片,訂明年上市。

【特派記者謝艾莉/舊金山10日電】英特爾積極搶攻行動市場,執行長柯森尼奇指出,年底假期旺季來臨前,將有60多款二合一裝置的設計,價格帶可望低達400美元,甚至將看到售價100美元的平板電腦、搭載英特爾的處理器。

布萊恩10日在英特爾科技論壇(IDF)發表開幕演說時表示,英特爾本周將推出英特爾針對行動裝置所設計的首款22奈米系統單晶片(SoC),代號Bay Trail,採全新低功耗、高效能Silvermont微架構,可用在各種創新設計的Android與Windows產品,其中最重要的是平板以及二合一裝置。

Intel's 'Quark' lineup targets wearable 

Intel announced a line of tiny chips for new markets, including wearable devices, at the company's annual conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.

Called Quark, it is Intel's bid to stay relevant in the era of wearable computing.The new lower-power products will address wearable gadgets, as well as industrial "Internet-of-Things" devices, new Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said during his keynote speech.

It's approximately one-fifth the size of the company's already-small Atom chip and draws one-tenth the power.
Intel will sample circuit board designs based on the first product in this family during the fourth quarter of this year. Initially, it will be aimed at the industrial, energy, and transportation markets.

Krzanich showed a bracelet as an example of a concept product and said the company is pursuing opportunities with partners in this area.

"Smartphones and tablets are not the end-state," he said. "The next wave of computing is still being defined. Wearable computers and sophisticated sensors and robotics are only some of the initial applications."Intel appears to be going after rival ARM with Quark, wrote Anand Shimpi of chip site Anandtech.

"ARM's Cortex M and Cortex R processor IP already compete in the spaces that Intel is naming for Quark," he said.Qualcomm also is moving ahead with the Internet-of-things concept, such as the recently.


The 2013 edition of the annual Internet Trends report finds a continued robust online growth. The world now has 2.4 billion Internet users, and this total figure continues to grow apace. A major factor in this increase is mobile usage and it is expanding swiftly, while the mobile advertising opportunity remains largely untapped.


 KPCB’s report has reviewed the shifting online landscape, which has become more social and content rich, with expanded use of photos, video and audio. Looking into the future, the report highlights early signs of demand and growth for wearable computing devices, such as the likes of Google glasses, connected wrist bands and watches, also the features and emergence of connected cars, drones and other new platforms.

Teenagers still love Facebook, this isn’t breaking news. Piper Jaffray’s recent study shows 33 percent of the 5,200 teens surveyed choose Facebook as their most important of all social networks. Following closely behind, Twitter has 30 percent of the vote, while 17 percent of teens say that Instagram is the most important social network.

The most notable fact is that interest in Facebook seems to be declining heavily among teens. Even though teens still see Facebook as their most important social network, Piper Jaffray reports that the numbers are down regarding how many teens see Facebook as the most important social media website.

Over the past year, the number of teens who deem Facebook as the most important social media site has dropped from more than 30 percent to just over 20 percent. YouTube may usurp Facebook soon as the most important social media site. As it stands right now, YouTube also has around 22 percent of the vote.

:穿戴式裝置的計算能力是否需要這麼高?值得懷疑?

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