Oh the Things We'll Sense

A couple of years ago, at a previous IDF, Intel had the illustrious Morgan Freeman do a voice over for a short movie about all the wondrous places that Intel® Atom™ processors would "go" over time. It was call "Oh the Places We'll Go" and it was an homage to the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go!" To be clear, I'm not prophesying that there will be another voice over movie by Mr. Freeman at this next IDF, but I do think the folks that attend will be amazed at all the ways they will see Intel® RealSense™ Technology being used...

Now, I will acknowledge the obvious. I work for Intel. It is my JOB to evangelize Intel technologies, especially RealSense. But just because all of that is true, doesn't mean I can't be elated about what we will be showing.

To start with the Sessions, here is a list of all the places to learn about RealSense:

Session	Title	Day	Time
REAP001	Panel: What Can Intel® RealSense™ REALLY Do?	Thursday	10:45 AM
REAS001	Create Cutting-edge Applications with Intel® RealSense™ Technology	Wednesday	2:30 PM
REAS002	Intel® RealSense™ Technology: Code Walk-through Presented by Intel Software Innovators	Wednesday	4:00 PM
SPCS008	Technology Insight: Interactive Computing Devices and Applications Based on Intel® RealSense™ Technology	Wednesday	1:15 PM
UEXS001	Augmented HD Video Communications Through Intel® Architecture Hardware System Optimization	Tuesday	5:15 PM

(( full abstracts for each of the above are at the bottom of this post ))

Plus, there will be various "higher level" talks, but various Intel Executives that will also be mentioning RealSense, including some updates on the tablet focused versions that were previously announced at Computex.

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On top of that, we'll have numerous Intel® Software Innovators that will be demonstrating what they have been able to develop so far with the early, pre-production versions of the Intel® RealSense™ 3D Camera that are out there. There will be no spoiler alerts in this blog post, but I've heard much of what they will be bringing and I'm jazzed to be able to see it in person next week.

When you put all of the above together, next week will be a big week for Intel's 3D camera technology. Numerous usage models will be discussed, various demos will shown, and a tremendous amount of information will be released. On top of all that, the Intel® RealSense™ App Challenge 2014 is still in full play and, as mentioned previously, the deadline for Phase 1 (ideation) of the challenge is October 1st, 2014, so if you attend IDF, you'll still have plenty of time to learn all that you can before submitting a great idea that could win up to $51,000 (Grand Prize who also gets in early).

Of course, no pre-show blog post would be complete without a mention of the parties that will be going on. At this time, I only know of two:

Tuesday Night, from 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM, at the SoMa StrEat Food Park (428 11th Street) is the Intel Software party
- (For IDF attendees - please bring your IDF badge!)
- (If you plan to attend, please help us with planning by registering for the party here)
Wednesday Night, from 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM is the "Attendee Appreciation Event" (sorry, I can't disclose any more details at this time)

Now, that being said, if anyone knows any other great parties, please post them in the comments below...

Or, if you have any questions about RealSense, what we'll be showing, or else general question about IDF, put them in the comments below or hit me on Twitter at: @CaptGeek

So, that's it - here are some highlights for IDF. I'll be there on site Tweeting my heart out (or at least until my battery dies). Other folks I know that will be attending (if you want a "fuller" view of the show)

Thanks for reading!

REAP001 - Panel: What Can Intel® RealSense™ REALLY Do?

There has been a lot of talk over the last few years around gesture recognition and more natural user interfaces, but what happens when the rubber really hits the road?

Come hear from a panel of experts on Intel® RealSense™ Technology, both from inside and outside of Intel, about what can really be done today and what we will probably see right around the corner.

REAS001 - Create Cutting-edge Applications with Intel® RealSense™ Technology

Intel introduced natural user interfaces to the PC market with Intel® Perceptual Computing. Now, in 2014, with a new name and brand, Intel® RealSense™ Technology and the Intel® RealSense™ 3D Camera will be integrated into and available on Ultrabooks™, notebooks, 2 in 1s and All-in-One PCs. This will enable a tremendous opportunity for software developers to reach a mainstream audience with these ground-breaking new interfaces that use all a consumer’s common senses including voice, gesture, facial recognition and touch. Attend this session to see what this opportunity affords and hear about how you can take advantage of it.

Topics in this session include:

An overview of Intel RealSense Technology
Demonstrations of compelling user-interfaces which take advantage Intel RealSense Technology
How to use the next-generation SDK and Dev Kit camera to enable bleeding edge new usages including full hand- and finger-tracking, speech-recognition, background subtraction, facial analysis and augmented reality to your applications
Developer programs including the Intel® RealSense App Challenge 2014, Hackathons, Virtual AE sessions and webinars that help ensure your application development success
Ojas Sawant - Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
Ryan Tabrah - Product Manager, Intel Corporation

REAS002 - Intel® RealSense™ Technology: Code Walk-through Presented by Intel Software Innovators

It’s a brave new world of coding with Intel® RealSense™ Technology 2014. We have never done anything like this before at IDF, so join this "one of a kind" session to hear from early adopters and innovators about their early work with the technology.

Key members of the Intel Software Innovator Program for Intel RealSense will discuss upcoming features they are putting into future applications. Each Innovator will explain their approach to using the new capabilities, discuss their methods for implementation and review what code changes or new bits of code they are implementing.

SPCS008 - Technology Insight: Interactive Computing Devices and Applications Based on Intel® RealSense™ Technology

Intel® RealSense™ Technology is bringing revolutionary changes to how we interface and interact with computing devices and systems. We are adding human-like “senses” to computing devices so they are able to sense and understand the users and the surroundings more naturally. At Computex 2014 we introduced the Intel RealSense 3D Camera for tablets, and with it comes a range of exciting new usages including 3D scanning, interactive augmented and virtual reality, and enhanced photos and video experiences with depth-based filters. This Technology Insight will present an in-depth review of the key technologies, system integration, and application developments with real-time 3D sensing. We will include demonstrations of showcase applications across all form-factors which allow people to interact with their computing devices in ways which are more natural, intuitive and immersive than ever before.

Dr. Achintya Bhowmik - GM and CTO Perceptual Computing, Intel Corporation

UEXS001 - Augmented HD Video Communications Through Intel® Architecture Hardware System Optimization

Hundreds of millions of people communicate using video on their computing devices. The demand for smooth, clear HD quality on consumer broadband networks has never been higher. Now with depth camera technologies, like the Intel® RealSense™ 3D Camera, people can control and customize the way they present themselves and their environment in a video call.

Topics in this session include:

Quality optimizations through hardware encode, decode as well as pre – and post-processing on Intel® Architecture (IA)
Recommendations for power and performance efficiencies
Advanced new features such as region-of-interest, face detect, face recognition, and video stabilization
Delivering immersive capabilities such as background segmentation and beautification
Details and examples of how to improve the video call experiences with IA
Stan Baran - Platform & Software Architect, Intel Corporation