Intel predicts the death of mobile computing as we know it
July 13, 2011 by Katie Gatto 
(PhysOrg.com) -- The folks over at Intel have come up with an interesting prediction, one that may make all of you feel a little bit foolish for buying a laptop, and a netbook or a tablet. They are predicting that as time goes on the form factors in the mobile device market will break down and the distinctions between the devices will be largely a moot point. Companies will instead make multi-purpose smart computing devices.
This prediction is based on the statements of Rama Skukla, the vice president of Intel's architecture group. During his keynote address at SEMICON West, a conference that takes place regularly in San Francisco, he stated that "tablets are disappearing", and that the current types of devices we would be using in a decade from now "could not be described".
His remarks went off to say that, "The lines between a netbook, laptop and tablet are disappearing faster than designers today realize. It's going to be very difficult to see where one device goes and the next one takes off."
Of course, he also has some other ideas about the future of technology. It was strongly implies by his remarks that he thinks that the personal computer will become outdated and that the future of PCs will be more like personal syncing grounds, connecting the users to an individual cloud of information that can be shared at will. While that concept is intriguing it could easily make the more security minded consumers out there nervous, since all data that is on the cloud is data that can be breached by determined hackers.
In order to be read for these changes Intel is expecting to make major advances in processors over the next five years, including raising graphics performance by a factor of 12.
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Jul 13, 2011
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I think governments could benefit greatly from getting away from desktops for most employees too.
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never mind the hackers. Keep an eye on the administrators of the cloud databases instead. And the companies they work for. Not to mention the government.
Jul 13, 2011
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hmmm, okay, so when is the ipad no longer going to be a tablet?
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You find a way to turn our screens paper thin and transparent then I'll believe the hype, otherwise processor speed is simply over-rated. It's all about the screen...
An you think we'll all be walking around with cool shades and gesturing in the air, you're either as stupid as a rock or been watching too much scifi...
Jul 13, 2011
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But seriously, is any one else as alarmed and disappointed as I am about the precipitous decline in editorial standards at Physorg? Was this article spell-checked in Outlook, and then cut-and-pasted into some blogging software? I stopped counting at nine separate spelling/grammar/syntax errors.
Jul 13, 2011
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I can see a time when the main computing platform is a pair of eye-glasses which either act as projection screens (like a HUD) or it uses lasers to scan an image directly onto your retinas.
The possibilities are endless. No need for large flat screens, computer monitors, etc. 3D comes for free. Couple that with geo-location and virtual overlays and you have a truly disruptive and pervasive technology.
Jul 14, 2011
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Imagine augmented reality like visual 3D icons appearing above the store fronts of that upscale shopping district you're driving your new car through.
Forward still by their hourglass. Wont you look stylish new rechargeable wifi sunglasses pre-installed with 'social' apps. Now you'll never miss your friends. Because they're tracked by a floating green arrow that appears within a certain distance. Are all the women in this bar single? You'll know now with actual green lighting.
Jul 14, 2011
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Only foolish people would consent to such a system.
No thanks. I'm happy with cramming my hardware into a box. A box that I have in my possession. A box that I can unplug from all these companies that wish to steal my money.
I will plug in and take what I want from the world. Not let corporate overlords plug into my bank account and take what they want.
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Got ignored.
Jul 17, 2011
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@jwalkeriii who said "[If] you think we'll all be walking around with cool shades and gesturing in the air, you're either as stupid as a rock or been watching too much scifi"
Be prepared to be an extremely cranky old man. There are no shortage rock-stupid people or scifi nuts. No-one thought "sane" people would spout their half-a-conversation rubbish at full volume on public transport either, until mobiles and bluetooth arrived.
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Correction: your multi-purpose smart computing device!
Jul 25, 2011
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First it was dummy terminals and then remote computing (Citrix, RDP, ect) and now its marketed as the CLOUD.
Lets hope humans are smart enough to realize that they should NEVER fully give up independent personal computing dveices as doing so will fully hand over the power to the provider and thats never smart.