Amazon is Now Competing With Intel and Samsung - http://clapway.com/2016/01/07/amazon-is-now-competing-with-intel-and-samsug-123/

Amazon is now becoming a competitor to Samsung and Intel. The eCommerce giant is selling their own brand of ARM-based chips to manufacturers.

The eCommerce Giant Snagged Annapurna Labs for $350 Million

Annapurna Labs is a start-up founded in 2011, based in Israel. It was working on an ARM-based series of midrange networking chips. These were meant to transmit more data while consuming less power. At the time, Amazon was already in the works to move away from using Intel chips, even though they already had low power consuming in their ARM chips. If they found a way to make their own chips, they could end up saving quite a bit of cash.

Alpine Semiconductor Chips Bring New Guns to the Market

Now it is a reality. The new line of chips are called Alpine, and the company is boasting that they will become the foundation for the next generation of digital services for the connected home. In short, Amazon will be selling these semiconductor chips to OEMs and related services. This could include Wi-Fi routers, streaming devices, home gateways and NAS devices.

Having to change hardware every time a tech gadget gets an upgrade is a drag. That’s why the Alpine will be selling incredibly well. Amazon’s platform will give original equipment manufacturers the ability to own a chip that allows them to design hardware that can give them fast connectivity to multiple devices and meet the growing pile of consumer demands. All of this without having to switch hardware or waiting for software updates.

The Scales Are Tilted to Their Advantage

Today, a lot of platfroms use 32-bit ARMv or 64-bit ARMv architectures. This is beneficial to the Alpine chips, because Amazon owns one of the best could computing platforms. Amazon Web Services will be getting deeper into the connected world with the introdcution of the Apline semiconductor chips.

Intel and Samsung Shouldn’t Be Too Worried

Intel and Samsung are the giants of the semiconductor market. ARM chips haven’t made much of an impact yet. But they should’t rest too easy either. Annapurna chips are already in use by relatively large companies like ASUS, Synology and Netgear. The partnership will be shipping out processors to other OEMs and service providers as of this week.

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Amazon is Now Competing With Intel and Samsung

New Systems Make Sony SED-E1 and Google Glass Better than Intel Smart Glasses - http://clapway.com/2016/01/06/crowdoptic-makes-samsung-gear-vr-and-google-glass-better-than-intel-smart-glasses-123/

Google Glass was not the most popular wearable when it first hit the market, but with time, its utility has increased. With systems like CrowdOptic, which provide smart glasses with video streaming software, Google Glass could save lives. This is a far cry from what the Intel smart glasses hope to bring to the table.

Google Glass and Sony SED-E1 Could the Medical Field By Storm

Since July of last year, Google Glass found surprising support in the medical community. Its technology is able to give surgeons, nurses, EMTs and MDs eyes where they never had them before. When time is of the essence, Google Glass could literally save a life. Not only that, but combining it with CrowdOptic technology could revolutionize the way medicine is taught. In fact, it could change the way patients are treated entirely.

CrowdOptic gives Google Glass and other smart glasses like the Sony SED-E1. With cameras set up strategically, medical staff can access a stream through an app that will give them the absolute best view of the footage. This is regardless of where the person wearing the glasses is standing.

This doesn’t only have medical applications. It could bring changes to the way manned security is monitored. It can even be of help to the military in terms of surveillance and documentation of footage. In fact, the film industry can greatly benefit from this kind of technology. Having a hands-free interaction in all of these fields could change the game significantly.

What are Intel Smart Glasses Bringing to the Table?

The technology is inarguably young. Intel is planning to release their own set of smart glasses throughout 2016. They’re teaming up with Oakley to bring put sunglasses on the smart glasses market. The gadget will be able to display fitness statistics as users exercise. The other innovation that it brings to the table is the fact that these Oakley smart glasses are completely powered by voice.

The Google Glass needs the occasional swipe of the hand for certain actions. This new gadget takes out the need for that. Maybe it’s too soon to tell what applications these new smart glasses will actually have. The truth of the matter is that Google Glass may not have sold spectacularly, but it has some fantastic applications.

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New Systems Make Sony SED-E1 and Google Glass Better than Intel Smart Glasses

Intel Invests in Foreign Startups - http://clapway.com/2015/11/03/intel-invests-in-foreign-startups123/

Intel Corporation has just announced it’s investing $22 million in startups from China, Israel, the UK, US and Taiwan. This development will over companies that are somewhat more established than the ones the company announced investment in this past September.

Among the companies is FreedomPop, a wireless voice and data service that makes profit from voicemail and extra data allowances. Otherwise it is free. LISNR is also on the list, a software that turns speakers and other media into beacons, as well as Sckipio, a G.fast chipset provider for G.fast modems. It also invested in an addressing platform called what3words, which claims to be more accurate than GPS, and Body Labs, a service that stores data and information related to the user’s shape, poise and motion. The company also put its stake on an Internet of Things Startup called Microprogram Information, which gives users turnkey hardware and software solutions as well as backend information management services for rental bikes, taxi fleets and mobile point of sale systems.

Among the remaining four s Perfant Technology, a Chinese startup that develops video technology and imaging for artificial intelligence, 3D reconstruction, virtual reality and machine vision. Intel also invested in Chargifi, a wireless charging network through Chargifi spots in public locations and KMLabs that makes laser systems for research and industrial applications. Lastly, Intel invested in Prieto Battery, a 3D battery provider that uses non-toxic material to commercialize their own patented Lithium-ion battery technology

With all of these investments, it is obvious that Intel is looking to get ahead in the startup game, which has become increasingly larger and more competitive. Startups are all around the internet especially since crowd-funding has become so widespread and easy to do, and it looks like Intel is very literally making is stake on these promising companies and their promising services.

Intel Invests in Foreign Startups