Intel makes a giant "Minority Report" style touch display for... shopping?
Well know what we like to do with Intel Core i7 CPUs inside our systems. But Intel has a different sort of application that it demonstrated using its latest chip technology.
At the Intel booth, we saw an interactive floor plan that could be used by retailers to both help the customer find what they are looking for, adding things to their shopping list, as well as advertise new products.
While digital floor plans are already in use in some malls, this cool feature for this system is that the display is transparent. The viewing angle of the images is quite limited, so the display is most visible to those standing directly in front of it. For those viewing it from the side, it appears as just a clear window.
The big clear panel is touch sensitive so consumers just need to touch what they want to see. To the side of the clear display is a bright flat panel that could be used to advertise new products or special offers.
The software runs on Windows Embedded 7 and a Core i7 CPU.
I would think an i3 woul;d be good
I would think an i3 woul;d be good
lol xD
no. there's no video card
I think it does no harm, you want a powerful cpu to run the touchscreen so it's responsive unlike shitty tablet touchs screens.
To make it more expensive.
Agreed. An i3 still sounds like overkill
Just browse everything from at home and then order OR go out and try it without having to take detours in other shops.
This year the computex news from Toms are scattering and everywhere. The only summary we had is for the booth babies!
While I do love the booth babies, is this the only thing Toms really care to make a summary from the Computex 2010?
I miss the good old "day to day" and comprehensive coverage of computer major events from Toms.