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November 2008 Archive

Intel® RCP goes commercial

posted by Cheryl Miller on November 24, 2008

Earlier this year, I wrote about the Intel® Rural Connectivity Platform (Intel® RCP) research project. There has been a lot of interest in this technology and I am happy to provide an update from platform manager Joyce Kuo.

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Immersive Science

posted by Justin Rattner on November 20, 2008

One year ago, at the Intel Developer Forum, I spoke about how as computing technology advances and broadband connectivity becomes ubiquitous, today’s nascent virtual worlds and online games will evolve into a “3-D Internet.” I believe that eventually these immersive connected experiences (as we call them) will become a primary mode for human interaction, ranging from simulated worlds used for collaboration, socialization, and entertainment to augmented realities like Google Earth that combine real-world imagery with the user-generated information. I’d like to share some recent progress we’ve made in this area.

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Personal Robotics in Pittsburgh

posted by Cheryl Miller on November 19, 2008

What has 3 fingers, 2 cameras, and a segway? The Personal Robot at the Intel Research lab in Pittsburgh! Researchers from Intel and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have been developing a robot that can function autonomously in a typical home environment - doing the dishes, getting food, assisting humans in our daily lives.

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Researcher named Rising Star by Sigcomm

posted by Cheryl Miller on November 17, 2008

Congratulations to Konstantina (Dina) Papagiannaki, senior researcher at the Intel Research Pittsburgh lab, who was named ACM SIGCOMM “Rising Star”. Each year, ACM recognizes a young researcher - an individual no older than 35 - who has made outstanding research contributions to the field of communication networks during this early part of their career.

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