A year of innovative integration

According to Sumner Lemon, the recently appointed Country Manager of Intel Malaysia and Singapore, the Internet of Things (IoT) trend has pushed forward the agenda for advanced technological and computational power that is nearly unprecedented.

“We’re on the cusp of a wave where we’re bringing new technology and capabilities to a whole spectrum of devices. Innovation will continue to build out new platforms and devices,” Lemon shares as one of his key points during his first 2015 deep engagement session with the media.

As it is, the world now demands for multiple platform usage, seamless automation and synching processes, integrated content, and the delivery of personalised user experiences. All these factors are to be addressed via technologies that now perpetuate within the daily lives of everyone – smart devices, interactive computing platforms, and wearables.

“In this age of IoT, innovation will be focused on producing connected devices that are geared towards delivering immersive user experiences – basically devices that are hyper-intuitive and truly made-to-be convenient as they operate as personal smart companions,” Lemon notes.

With IoT, concepts like 3D imaging and printing, multi-tiered device integration, progressive user content, and immersive wearables will be the focus for 2015. When prompted about Intel’s own venture into the wearable space, Lemon notes how, “Since Intel is working with system integrators to put out such platforms, the marketing of such systems are directly managed through these companies. Thus, it is up to them if they want to make Malaysia a focus market for the Intel-based wearables that they are producing.”

The same notion is applicable for the 3D sensing and smart platform concepts that Intel has showcased at this year’s CES. Lemon reveals that many Malaysians system integrators have already moved in to see what they can do with the new tech that Intel has produced.