Don’t be surprised if your future kitchen appliances show you some astounding 3D graphics. Advanced Micro Devices announced its code-named Adelaar graphics chip for embedded applications such as digital signs, medical images, and military applications.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD, the No. 2 maker of PC chips behind Intel, announced the AMD Embedded Radeon E8860 graphics processing unit at an event in Nuremberg, Germany. The announcement is part of the continuing trend of how chip makers can pack an enormous amount of computing power into smaller and smaller devices. The tech of the future is just as much going to be reflected in ordinary appliances as it will be in giant data centers.
