Intel announces Connected Store concept, makes us hungry for shoes

It’s been less than a week since Intel announced their 2nd Generation Core processors , and the little guys are already hard at work. Deep in the heart of another convention — the National Retail Federation Convention, to be exact — Intel unveiled the Connected Store concept: a futuristic storefront for retailers looking to up their digital game. The store, powered in part by the “visibly smart” processors, is packed with interactive demos and proof-of-concepts that look like something out of the Jetsons. Among the systems sporting the new processor’s 3D graphics capabilities are a virtual search engine-equipped wall of Adidas sneakers — the thing packs up to 8,000 different styles — and the Intel Digital Signage Endcap, which does some creepy big brother stuff, using gestural sensors to target you specifically. Also on display are a number of beefed-up and interactive self check-out kiosks and point-of-sale systems. Intel’s already got the big guns interested, including Proctor and Gamble and Kraft Foods, but we just want to know who’s going to make this wall of shoes a reality. Video of the Connected Store after the jump. Continue reading Intel announces Connected Store concept, makes us hungry for shoes Intel announces Connected Store concept, makes us hungry for shoes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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