Gadgetory

what's up guys dmitriy here with Harwick NOx and in our search for some more unique products at CES rather than yet another boring RGB peripheral I think we found something really perfect until did not have many announcements at this year's CES because Kaiba Lake their key platform for 2017 had already launched but there was still some interesting things being shown one of those is this little thing called the compute card believe it or not hidden inside the metal chassis is a full PC integrated into this form factor that's not much bigger than a few credit cards so let's take a closer look right after this the show coverage is possible thanks to Nvidia gigabyte fantex and NCIX so the compute Court has been designed in a very different way than Intel's compute stick but its intention is very much similar much like the Intel stick concept the compute card aims to minimize the form factor of computers as we know them to make implementation within devices much simpler and less costly in this case until took their seventh generation ultra efficient six walk cable ache vPro processor paired it up with integrated memory modules and other local components to create a powerful yet fully integrated system the five millimeter all metal chassis subs in as an internal hint sync also but this incredible thinness means adding the compute card to everything from a fridge to smart TVs to washing machines to tiny all-in-one computers and set-top boxes ensures the device remains as thin as possible Intel's intent for the compute card is to aid the acceleration and acceptance of technology into everything from household appliances and connected devices basically it is meant to make the integration of processing power easier by offering a near-complete system that can simply be inserted into a compatible slot on virtually any product all that's needed is a breakout for various IO buses like sada for local storage and PCIe for additional feature connectivity if that's required so think of it this as a cartridge type plug-and-play module which manufacturers can simply slide into their devices provided the necessary connections are in place it is also very easy to upgrade those devices with the next generation of compute cards since Intel intends for this to become the standard format as future iterations are introduced and one of the most important features is the nuke third that runs alongside the standard USB C port and Intel is opening up this connector specifications to partners in order to speed up the adoption and to ensure that it does not become yet another proprietary format that no one uses and while calling the compute card the complete system is not exactly accurate since it needs a few additional components to be functional partners are already working on concepts which incorporated now don't expect the compute card to make its way directly into your back pocket anytime soon but it does give a tantalizing glimpse of what the future will hold for a massive number of lifestyle devices until was also showing off their next generation Knox at the show while they're not upgrading the skull canyon system we just reviewed the other less expensive products are receiving the makeover with the KB leg processors there will be availability of i7 processors and iris plus graphics on some with hdcp 2.2 and HDMI 1.4 along with Thunderbolt 3.0 on offerings with AI 5 and i7 processors and cool thing pricing has not been increased at all when compared to skylake Knox visually not much has been updated on the Knox but Intel did add a new metal unibody frame move the power buttons to the front and implemented a new customizable LED halo on the Knox front there will still be extremely thin Knox but the slightly thicker ones will have the dual two and a half inch SSD brackets for compatibility with intel's octane so there you have it a brand new computing form factor from Intel and a revision to the popular nock platform it should be interesting to see what happens with the rest of the year but there is definitely some interesting things happening at Intel thanks again for watching and we'll see you in the next video