CES: Intel wants to put technology into fashion houses

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Intel will create reference design devices and platforms to support the development of wearable products.

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Krzanich indentified specific wearable reference devices which Intel will develop, these included smart earbuds that provide biometric and fitness capabilities, a smart headset that is always ready to engage and can integrate with existing personal assistant technologies to make the consumer experience more intuitive, and a smart wireless charging bowl.

Intel will also collaborate with clothing company Barneys New York to create new smart wearable technologies. “We will increase dialogue and cooperation between the fashion and technology industries,” said Krzanich.

Going hand in hand with this expansion of computing technologies, Krzanich believes we are now at a point when security is “too important not to have it embedded in all devices”.

As examples, he highlighted several immersive and intuitive technologies that Intel will begin offering this year. For example, the company is bringing human senses to Intel-based devices in a new family of hardware and software products called Intel RealSense technology.

Krzanich said Intel plans to offer elements of McAfee’s security software for Apple and Android mobile devices for free.

“The complexity of keeping digital identities safe grows as mobile applications and devices become a more important part of our daily lives,” said Krzanich. “Intel’s intent is to intensify our efforts dedicated to making the digital world more secure, and staying ahead of threats to private information on mobile and wearable devices.”

One issue is Android-based devices that are not compatible with a company’s PC-centric security requirements. Intel Security this year will offer Intel Device Protection technology, which will help Intel-based Android mobile devices meet most security standards for use at home and work.