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ARM developing processors to make wearables 'invisible' |
June 02, 2014
In the gold rush for wearables, the key to success is invisibility and long battery life. ARM is pursuing the development of tiny processors that fit the profile.The new CPUs and microcontrollers are being developed for the whole range from tiny data-collecting wearables to sophisticated wearables such as smartglasses that require more processing power, ARM executives said Monday at a press conference at Computex in Taipei.To that end, ARM also announced its first CPU design center for the Asia market in Taiwan, where development of such processors will take place. The processors will fit into the Cortex-M line.Many ARM-based processors already go into fitness trackers, smartwatches, health monitors and high-end wearables like Oakley’s Airwave 1.5 ski glasses. The processors under development could consume just nanowatts of power and be in wearables that blend with the body easily, said Noel Hurley, deputy general manager for CPUs at ARM.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2357600/arm-developing-processors-to-make-wearables-invisible.html#tk.rss_all
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