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The focus for this programme has been adding natural senses, almost human-like sensing, he told PC Pro at the Intel Developer Forum. It’s pretty much the ability to see and understand the world around us.If you look at every device today, it comes with a 2D camera… all this is good for is snapping pictures or doing a video call, he added. But there’s so much more that we do with our 3D sensor – the eyes do much more than snap a 2D picture.The RealSense camera has a CMOS sensor as well as an infrared one, plus a MEMs (micro-electro-mechanical) device that projects an invisible pattern of light across a scene, to help measure depth. The system also includes a new chip from Intel – it’s not an Atom or a Core processor, it’s a very specific processor we’ve developed for this product, he said.

There are two versions of the hardware: a front-facing model and a rear-facing model. The first is designed for all-in-ones and laptops, to be used for gesture recognition or for video conferencing – having the depth information means you can drop out the background, so that callers see only you; rather handy for when you’re conducting a meeting at home rather than the office.Dr Bhowmik showed this off by running in and out of the scene while his colleague was on a video conference; when he stepped up behind the caller, he was visible, but when he took a few steps back, the system edited him out.The rear-facing version is what Dr Bhowmik calls world facing. It’s used more like a standard camera, to take photos where the focal point can be edited after the fact, make measurements or be used for augmented reality. It can also make 3D images, so could be used to capture objects for 3D printing.

Intel pointed out that the apps it’s created so far are only the beginning. When you add human-like sensing, we can have the devices in real-time understand the visual world around it, he said. That allows us to build a lot of new applications that have never been done.When you add human-like sensing, we can have the devices in real-time understand the visual world around itWhen you add human-like sensing, we can have the devices in real-time understand the visual world around it Those that have used the Leap Motion controller may scoff at the idea of using cameras for gesture navigation through Windows, but Dr Bhowmik points out that system only looked for your fingertips. His own system analyses the whole hand and scene, giving better accuracy; he said it offers 99% accuracy at a distance of 4m, adding as it gets closer, it gets better.

Indeed, he admits 3D imaging isn’t new. We haven’t invented 3D imaging systems, but what we’ve done is taken these big devices on the market – such Microsoft Kinect – and we’ve minaturised them to go into more devices, he said.Intel’s also cut the price, saying the hardware isn’t expected to add to the overall price of a PC or tablet. It’s cheap, he said. Three years ago when I started on this, it was big cameras: big, bulky and costing more than $300. We wanted to make it orders of magnitude cheaper and much smaller.The extra processing will drain the battery more than a standard camera, but he said it should only be noticeable for continuous-use applications, such as video conferencing.

Tablets and laptops are only the beginning, he said. “What could benefit from human-like vision? Anything that requires autonomous vision. Think of robots, drones – we will have a lot of exciting things to show in the next few months.As an example, he described a project that used drones to monitor animals in the Amazon jungle. The drones’ vision doesn’t manage depth well, so they’re bumping into them”.What if drones had human-like vision? That allows them to not bump into them, Dr Bhowmik said. We use our eyes to get around in the world, machines should also be able to do that.”Core M is the first built using Intel’s Broadwell microarchitecture, which is the 14nm version of Haswell.

The Core M is intended for what Intel terms as two-in-one devices, such as the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 – machines that can double up as laptops and tablets.The Core M has been designed, Intel said, to create the best possible blend of performance and mobility. Intel claimed this new processor will deliver up to 50% faster computing performance, and 40% better graphics performance when compared to the previous fourth-generation Intel Core processor.The 14nm Core M is more power-efficient too, with Intel’s figures suggesting devices featuring the new processor will benefit from a 20% increase in battery life when compared to previous generation 22nm chips. Intel also claims double the performance of four-year-old devices.

Intel has achieved this advancement in its technology by altering the design of its Tri-Gate transistors (also referred to as FinFET). Intel has managed to shrink the overall size of its individual transistors by growing the surface area of the fins/sources attached to each gate: the fins are now taller, increasing the surface area.This has allowed Intel to reduce the fin count from three to two on a single transistor, in turn reducing the overall transistor size and meaning Intel can fit more transistors on a processor.Intel’s annual Developer Forum is a celebration of all things tech, both creative and innovative, and this year brought together the usual engineers and developers – while adding a bit of high fashion to the mix.This was mostly via the arrival of wearable tech and ridiculously slender tablets, but at its heart Intel is an engineering firm, and the deep-dive sessions into 14nm, discussions on silicon photonics and intriguing 3D cameras more than outweighed the fashion fluff.

Here are our picks of the best of this year’s Intel Developer Forum. Were you at the show? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.Intel’s RealSense camera is the most intriguing innovation at the show. The technology uses multiple cameras to grab a standard image and add depth information – similar to how our own eyes work.Intel has built this into a small strip of components that can be embedded in a laptop, tablet or even smartphone – without adding much, if anything, to the cost. This means you can change the focal point of images after they’re taken, such as blurring the background, or sharpening the focus on the front of your target rather than the back. It also makes it easier to run some edits and filters; the depth data means you can drop the colour out of only the background, for example.Plus, you can measure things. The RealSense camera lets you take a picture, tap two points, and see what the real-life distance is between them. Or, you can use the camera as a 3D scanner, to quickly make models – either for 3D printing or fitting clothes bought online (more on that below).http://www.dearbattery.co.uk

As much as we’ve had our head turned by the Dell Venue 8 7000 Series – the super-thin tablet with the first commercial RealSense camera – we have to give this award to Edison. For $50, Intel is giving developers, entrepreneurs and so-called makers an entire PC’s worth of power in the size of a postage stamp. The projects on show using the beta version of Edison range from the silly to the immediately commercially viable, and once the hardware is more widely available, we expect it to be as powerful a creative spark as the Raspberry Pi.Intel had a host of partners and projects on stage, to show how they’re using the chipmaker’s tech. Some were heartwarming: one child created a Braille printer in his summer holidays, to make it cheaper and easier for blind people to read, while Stephen Hawking appeared in a video explaining how technology has allowed him to not only survive but to thrive as an academic, showing off a smart wheelchair.

The PC maker has previously used Intel with Windows-based tablets, but this is its first to opt for Atom over an ARM design for an Android device. The vast majority of Android tablets and smartphones still use ARM designs.The TAB S8 was unveiled at IFA in Berlin alongside Lenovo’s first 17in touchscreen Laptop, the Y70 Touch, and an update to the company’s desktop gaming PCs.The TAB S8 features Intel’s 1.86GHz quad-core Atom Z3745 processor and has a fairly standard 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage (it wasn’t immediately clear if it also features a microSD slot). The tablet runs Android 4.4 (KitKat), and boasts 4G. Lenovo says it offers seven hours of battery life. It also has a micro USB 3 port, and a 1,200 x 1,920 display with an what Lenovo describes as an ultra-slim bezel.

It features a front-facing 1.6-megapixel camera and a rear-facing 8-megapixel snapper, with a wide f2.2 aperture lens for low-light photos – should you want to take them with an 8in tablet. The TAB S8 weighs in at 0.29kg and is 7.9mm thick – thinner than the Nexus 7, but a shade thicker than the Apple iPad mini 2 with Retina.The TAB S8 will cost $199 – while that converts to £120 before taxes, UK prices have yet to be revealed – pricing it a bit lower than the Nexus 7’s $229 price, but above budget Android rivals that have edged closer to £100.Are you called to the rescue when friends and family run into tech trouble? We’ve rounded up the top tips and tricks from industry experts and PC Pro staff and readers to make your (unpaid) job a bit easier
Nicole Kobie If you’re a PC Pro reader, the following scenarios are no doubt familiar: when dad’s broadband goes down, he calls you first – not BT. When mum’s printer won’t stop spitting out error pages, it isn’t HP she picks up the phone to – it’s you. You’re also the go-to for friends with busted laptops and family members with malware infections.

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