Dr. Genevieve Bell is an Intel Fellow and enthnographer implementing usability research into technologies being developed inside Intel’s Digital Home Group.
kenekaplan: You can read my mind from far away! says my 7yrold boy playing w/ his new Tech Deck toy skateboards. Blossoming spirited, luving skate rat!
I’m writing this on the plane from Narita airport to Portland as I return from giving the plenary talk at the Solid State Devices and Materials conference (SSDM), in Sendai Japan. It is always exciting to visit these device conferences to see the myriad of new options that are being discussed for next generation transistors. Before I get into the t […]
Fantastic first day and night in San Francisco for the 2009 Web 2.0 Summit. Intel sponsored last night’s reception in the courtyard at the Westin, right before Carly Fiorina almost declared that she was running for the California Senate. John Battelle tried to coax the answer out of her to no avail. Complete Video recap of Day One is here. Day 2 promis […]
Today, a small team of engineers will be recognized at the Computer History Museum for designing the world’s first programmable microprocessor in 1971, a 4-bit parallel CPU with 2,300 transistors. That project, from a fledgling integrated memory manufacturer barely 3 years old, was a significant achievement that one can honestly say changed the world. […]
I rarely write about topics with such vigour, but this latest video from a so-called documentary team is absolute and utter rubbish. There is no evidence whatsoever that the Intel Xeon 5500 processor can create the kind of data centre disruption witnessed in the documentary. In the spirit of openness, here is the video I am referring to: Here is the text tha […]
PBS-TV’s MotorWeek visited Intel headquarters recently. Steven Chupnick wanted to learn how the tiny, mighty Intel Atom processor can help automakers stay in step with consumer trends. He met with Staci Palmer, director of Intel’s In-Vehicle Infotainment, Embedded and Communications Group, who talked about how computer technology can connect auto […]
This is a guest post from Intel Insider Erin Kane, one of the dynamic duos behind ManicMommies — follow them on Twitter. We first met at Intel’s Upgrade Your Life event earlier this year, and joined her this month for the annual Manic Mommies Escape gathering in Napa, CA. I’ll admit, when Intel first approached me about being an Insider, I […]
intel people are really different in skill and appearence.. as they showed in ads…