Intel shows Compute Stick with RealSense camera

Intel will show a reference design of a Compute Stick equipped with a RealSense camera at the IDF 2016 in Shenzhen, China. The intention is for users to point the camera in such a way that they can use biometric authentication, for example.

The demo model that Intel shows in China is thicker than the regular Compute Stick and contains the Realsense F200 camera on the side, which protrudes a lot. According to Notebook Italia, it is a reference model and Intel is trying to interest manufacturers in making products based on the design. Users could therefore take advantage of RealSense capabilities in combination with a Compute Stick, such as gesture control, biometric authentication, object scanning and video chat functions.

The Compute Stick runs a Core m processor, just like the most recent line of Compute Stick models, which Intel announced early this year. The three Compute Sticks of that line will be available at the end of this month. This concerns a version with an Atom X5 Z8300, 2GB ram and 32GB emmc storage, which comes in a variant without an operating system and one with Windows 10. This stick has bluetooth 4.0 support, two USB ports and can connect to WiFi networks via the b/g/n/ac standards.

There will also be a model with a Core m3 6Y30 and a version with a Core m5 6Y57 vPro. These have 4GB lpddr3 memory and 64GB emmc storage. The sticks have three USB ports, have Bluetooth 4.1 and can connect to WiFi-ac networks.