Intel Edison: Single Card Computer?

Do they also make it in micro-sd ?

Looks really cool though.

ARM had better look out - just compare the full-on power of the Intel marketing machine launching this board with the launch of the BBB. So far no detail on power or price but if they are competitive I can see this taking a big bite out of ARM's IOT ambitions.

MK

Drew Fustini wrote:

What do folks think?  My interest would depend on the price but the form factor is quite interesting.

Your interest should be tempered by the simple fact that it's x86.  Looking at the minnowboard I bought last year which is a 1GHz x86 the things to note there are that it's expensive, slow (when compared to something like BBB) and it runs HOT.

As I said back then, x86 is familiar territory and that will appeal to some, but these intel devices need to offer a lot more than a gimmicky form factor to make any headway.  If it's slow, melts a hole in the case above the SoC, but sells for $5 then maybe. Can't see that sort of price point hapening though.

It's very cute, but as selsinork says, it all depends on pricing and power consumption.  It also depends on how much DRAM is available.  In terms of wearables, I don't want WiFi sitting right next to my skin, particularly since the name Edison is associated with the first electric chair.  Of course, they may have named it after Maxwell Edison, which isn't much better though "Intel Edison" has nice meter.

Yes would like one but really it's a price thing which isn't forthcoming  yet .....come on Intel show us the money

I would assume they are trying to get into the Beaglbone, RaspPi and similar market, so price will be interesting and of course whether they can release on time.

Colin

I think Intel plan on a bigger piece of cake than RPi or BB  - this is a big thing for them -  they have invested zillions in wireless and low power and in this product they combine the two in an interesting way. If they can hit the price and power points to make it competitive they'll be judging success by how many 100millions they sell. I think this isn't aimed at the hobby/maker market but at serious volume oem users.

MK

Maybe.

I've just been looking at their Galileo board and their SBC Atom substitute whose name I now forget.

Colin

Colin Barnard wrote:

 

their SBC Atom substitute whose name I now forget.

Minnowboard... I have one.  Look, don't touch, would be my advice.  I generally like Intel's stuff, but I struggle to find a reason for the minnowboard other than simply "it's x86"

Michael Kellett wrote:

 

ARM had better look out - just compare the full-on power of the Intel marketing machine launching this board with the launch of the BBB.

And therein lies the problem.

I don't doubt that Intel can sort out their power consumption though.  I do have my doubts about whether they can overcome their long history of pricing processors stratospherically, which makes them irrelevant in the embedded market.

The Quark SoC at the heart of their embedded plans needs to cost in single figures at high volume to conquer the high-end accessories market, and under $1 if they expect the ubiquity that they see coming with the Internet of Things.  Intel doesn't understand such low numbers, based on past precedent.

Morgaine.