New Research Centre for Cloud Data

There is an abundance of data on the cloud, as we all know. Intel has established a new research centre at Carnegie Mellon University to study the potential for use of these data to provide consumer services. It's a concept that has been studied before, but what sets this initiative apart is the scale of the operation, the timeliness in terms of the growth of the cloud, and the focus on all types of innovative services.

One intriguing idea is to provide glasses that can receive data about whatever the glasses are viewing and transmit that information to the wearer. A automated tour guide, if you like. Another idea is to provide a translation service that draws upon materials that have already been translated by professional translators.

With a little imagination, one can envisage all sorts of uses for cloud data in everyday activities. Whether driving, doing housework, cooking, or just relaxing.

For years since the advent of the internet, people have been predicting the use of the internet for purposes of driving such ordinary appliances as refrigerators and oven ranges. That was before the advent of the cloud but the cloud with its proliferation of data changes everything. The new Intel Centre is a natural and timely progression in the evolution of the internet and its uses.