"The current batch of Atom SOCs use 5-10 watts so the Edison should use 0.5-1.0 watts, quite a significant savings." It is significant, but 0.5-1.0W, and even less than 0.5W is really not a big whop in the embedded devices space. That's pretty standard there, and it's needed for passive cooling (I guess you don't want a fan in your Glass). 0.x watt consumptions are standard in this field and usually delivered by ARM architectures. Glass has an OMAP processor. They'll be faster as we go into the future, but the consumption won't be higher for the reason: passive cooling. Intel BTW had also ARM processor line 5 years ago, it was the XScale, specifications were pretty good actually (although I don't know if they competed with pricing). It's understandable that Intel sold that division since it posed competition to his own other product line. AT that time they knew already they'll aim Atom to that market. Competition is always good BTW. Intel should take advantage of his technological advantage (1 generation ahead of AMD, and 2 generations ahead of everyone else in terms of gate sizes).
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:01 PM, John F. Eldredge <[email protected]>wrote: > Andrew Farnsworth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The article / page states that the Edison CPU/SOC will use 1/10th the >> power of the current Atom SOC. The current batch of Atom SOCs use 5-10 >> watts so the Edison should use 0.5-1.0 watts, quite a significant savings. >> Yes, the current wearables are much faster but also much more power hungry. >> >> Disclaimer: Power ratings are CLAIMED by Intel, no real world numbers yet. >> >> Andy >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Steven S. Critchfield < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> While a cool idea, I think Intel crippled it's offering out of the gate. >>> >>> Edison is only 400mhz. The current crop of wearable arm systems are all >>> multicore Ghz plus beasts in comparison. Intel hasn't proven they are >>> willing to price appropriate for the speed these devices actually run. They >>> are still playing catchup. But it is nice they are still playing in this >>> market. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> > Meet Edison, Intel’s Tiny Plan To Power The Next Generation Of >>> > Wearables >>> > < >>> http://readwrite.com/2014/01/07/meet-edison-intel-tiny-plan-to-power-the-next-generation-of-wearables#awesm=%7EospPV8odjJtksE >>> > >>> > >>> > Intel is thinking big by going small: The Edison, a full Linux >>> > computer built for wearables, is no bigger than an SD card. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> http://readwrite.com/2014/01/07/meet-edison-intel-tiny-plan-to-power-the-next-generation-of-wearables#awesm=~ospPV8odjJtksE >>> > < >>> http://readwrite.com/2014/01/07/meet-edison-intel-tiny-plan-to-power-the-next-generation-of-wearables#awesm=%7EospPV8odjJtksE >>> > >>> > >>> > -- Jerry Perkins >>> > Home page http://jperkins.us <html://jperkins.us> >>> > >>> > Tux_Christmas_by_D3struct0.png >>> >>> > >>> > -- >>> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> > Groups "NLUG" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > [email protected] For more options, visit this >>> > group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> > >>> > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> > Groups "NLUG" group. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> > an email to [email protected]. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> Steven Critchfield [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> > I suspect users will want to be able to watch full-motion videos on their > wearable devices, which will mean that low-power-consumption, but > low-CPU-speed, devices will only be a niche market, just as smartphones > have largely taken the place of earlier phones, despite being battery hogs. > > -- > John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] > "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. > Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." > Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
