The new Arduino board is expected to be an important but an everyday piece of technology that can be implemented by millions of students around the world.
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Until now, Arduino boards have traditionally been powered by chips based on the ARM architecture, most commonly used in smartphones and tablets.
The Arduino/Genuino 101 will be available in the first quarter of 2016 for around $30 (27 euros).
The Arduino 101 board will be the first product to use Intel’s Curie module. The company made the announcement at Maker Faire Rome.
In fact, the Intel chip’s not far off the size of a button, either, yet somehow it manages to squeeze Bluetooth and a six-axis sensor with gyroscope and accelerometer into its frame, along with the 32-bit Quark micro-controller that actually make it run. If you recall, an inventive engineer used an Arduino Pro Mini board to carry out an epic Mjolnir on unsuspecting passersby.
Having missed out on the smartphone market, and with PC sales in decline, Intel wants to make sure it doesn’t miss the next wave in computing, which might turn out to be be wearables.
“Through our work with Intel, we’re able to reach a global community of entry-level makers and students with a comprehensive introduction to physical computing and now with a more advanced, powerful technology solution that will help them bring their creative visions to reality”, said Massimo Banzi, co-founder and CEO, Arduino.
Built on the classic Arduino microcontroller layout, the Genuino 101 ditches the usual Atmel microcontroller unit for the Curie module. The Intel-manufactured board will be sold under the Arduino 101 brand in the United States and under the Genuino 101 brand outside the United States.
The Arduino 101 is meant to be incorporated into the Arduino Creative Technologies in the Classroom (CTC) program. Arduino has spent the last decade trying to match its product with anyone trying to enter programming, coding and especially electronics.
Intel also plans to send Curie developer boards to its device manufacturing partners, but it’s not talking about those yet.
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The Intel Curie meanwhile has four IQ Software Kits (Identity IQ, Time IQ, Body IQ and Social IQ) which combine algorithms, device software, application and cloud software to help customers incorporate different functionality into their wearable designs. This group is open to IT Leaders, MIS & IT Managers, Network & Infrastructure Managers who share insights, discuss challenges & wins and keep abreast of cutting edge technologies.
