When we shot this video at CES 2010, we couldn't believe what we were seeing: a mere laptop driving two 7-foot screens, displaying 576 cubes hooked up to 20,000 info sources, including 20 live video feeds. Seems impossible. Touch one of the cubes on Intel Infoscape, and an infobox displaying that content tumbles forward. Wow.
"Take THAT, NVIDIA," says Intel to its chiphead nemesis. The techno-tour de force is "powered by a single all new 2010 Core i7 processor w/ Intel Hyper-Threading technology and Intel HD graphics," crows Intel. Of course, graphics giant NVIDIA has processors that can do this kind of stuff, too, but it's never been displayed with such drama.
This was a mind-blowing demo of the Core i7 processor, handling boatloads of data and graphics at the same time. The graphics on the giant screens were a tons of fun to move around with their uncanny quickness and smooth motion, and the whole thing felt super responsive, Giving us a peek into the future, it seemed a lot like that computer screen in the movie Minority Report. It was the most spectacular demo we saw at CES 2010.
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Here's the lock of the future. This Chinavision facial recognition door lock is packing a couple of night vision cameras, using accurate 3D tech to recognize your face in a fraction of a second. It's designed to store up to 500 faces, functioning as an electronic time clock for businesses. But we think it's like something out of a James Bond movie, and want to put one of these $456 devices in our abode, letting us eschew house keys from now on.
If you are a business owner, this techno-tattletale could come in handy, recording exactly who's coming and going and at what hours. But we'd rather use it at home, gazing into its twin cameras for less than a second as it pops open the door. Couple this with keyless entry for cars, and the humble key will be a thing of the past. Maybe computers could be routinely equipped with this tech, too, so we would no longer need passwords.
