The Compute Playing cards weren’t meant to work alone, however to energy different , reminiscent of sensible home equipment and even laptops. All you needed to do was merely slot the Compute Card into the suitable system. However the idea by no means caught on.
March 22, 2019 6:09PM EST
March 22, 2019
Intel is giving up on Compute Playing cards. The credit score card-sized, close to full PCs are getting phased out for different plans, the chipmaker mentioned.
“We proceed to consider modular computing is a market the place there are a lot of alternatives for innovation,” Intel mentioned in a press release on Friday. “Nonetheless, as we have a look at one of the best ways to deal with this chance, we have made the choice that we’ll not develop new Compute Card merchandise shifting ahead.”
Intel introduced Compute Playing cards again in 2017 as a method to faucet into the sensible units market. Though small and skinny, the merchandise contained most parts of a full pc —together with the CPU, reminiscence, storage and wi-fi connectivity— for costs beginning round $150 to over $500.
Nonetheless, the Compute Playing cards weren’t meant to work alone, however to energy different , reminiscent of sensible fridges, safety cameras, and kiosks. All you needed to do was merely slot the Compute Card into the suitable system. Within the occasion you’d wish to improve the ‘s computing, you could possibly simply swap the cardboard out for a unique mannequin.
On the time, Intel was partnering with Foxconn, LG Show, Sharp and others to assist create units that would use Compute Playing cards. One vendor, Nex Laptop, was additionally growing a laptop computer/convertible designed to work with the playing cards, and value presumably beneath $200.
Sadly, the mission was ultimately scrapped. In a Thursday weblog put up, Nex Laptop mentioned it needed to cancel the mission as a result of the way forward for the Compute Card was “unsure.”
Regardless of the tip of the Compute Card, you may nonetheless purchase them if you happen to’re . Intel mentioned it plans on promoting and supporting current Compute Card merchandise till the tip of this 12 months.
