Digital Trends

The future is going mobile. At least, that’s the prediction of Intel CEO President and CEO Paul Otellini at CES.

 

"Increasingly, computing and communications are coming together, bringing a new level of capabilities and intelligence to the Internet experience. The personal Internet of tomorrow will serve you - delivering the information you want, when you want it, how you want, wherever you are," he said during at keynote speech.

 

Otellini highlighted the four hurdles that have to be overcome soon for this to happen completely. It will require microprocessors that are more powerful and consume less power, a better wireless broadband infrastructure, a more intelligent and proactive Internet, meaning that finding information easier and more certain. Finally, more natural user interfaces need to be developed so people can use their voices and gestures to engage with the Internet (which fits in with the vision Bill Gates announced on Sunday).

 

Intel is already working on all this, and will ship its first low power processor and chipset platform designed for mobile Internet devices, currently named Menlow, later this year.

 

"When computing became personal, the industry changed - innovation, collaboration and standards drove growth beyond what anyone could imagine," Otellini said. "I believe that the Internet is following the same path."