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Intel Unveils Lunar Lake Chips With AI Capabilities For Copilot+
The CPUs will launch in early Q4 boasting upgrades including an 80% faster GPU and 5 times greater AI performance.
Intel has announced that its upcoming Lunar Lake chips, designed for Copilot+ AI PCs, will be released this fall. However, at this year’s Computex, the company provided more detailed technical information.
Lunar Lake CPUs will feature an enhanced neural processing unit (NPU), delivering up to 48 TOPs (tera operations per second) of AI performance. This is a significant improvement compared to Intel’s previous Meteor Lake chips, which offered a 10 TOPS NPU.
In addition, the new 8-core CPUs will also feature an Xe2 GPU, promising 80% faster gaming performance compared to the previous generation, plus an AI accelerator with an additional 67 TOPS of performance.
However, the most significant (and unexpected) news is that Lunar Lake will also include onboard memory, in a similar manner to Apple Silicon. Lunar Lake chips will be available in 16GB or 32GB configurations, and allow Intel to reduce latency and system power consumption by up to 40% by positioning the memory closer to the processor cores.
Regarding connectivity, the new chips will support the latest standards: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, PCIe Gen5, and Thunderbolt 4. It is surprising, however, that Intel has not committed to Thunderbolt 5, even though it plans to introduce the standard later this year.
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With the release still some months away, Intel has yet to disclose specific chip models or detailed specifications. Nonetheless, based on company benchmarks, Lunar Lake is expected to outperform Meteor Lake significantly. When running Stable Diffusion, Lunar Lake completed 20 iterations in 5.8 seconds, compared to 20.9 seconds for Meteor Lake.
Intel’s game-changing new chips certainly look like something for enthusiasts to get excited about, especially as over 80 different AI laptop models from 20 manufacturers will ship with the new hardware before 2024 is out.
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Samsung Smart Glasses Teased For January, Software Reveal Imminent
According to Korean sources, the new wearable will launch alongside the Galaxy S25, with the accompanying software platform unveiled this December.
Samsung appears poised to introduce its highly anticipated smart glasses in January 2025, alongside the launch of the Galaxy S25. According to sources in Korea, the company will first reveal the accompanying software platform later this month.
As per a report from Yonhap News, Samsung’s unveiling strategy for the smart glasses echoes its approach with the Galaxy Ring earlier this year. The January showcase won’t constitute a full product launch but will likely feature teaser visuals at the Galaxy S25 event. A more detailed rollout could follow in subsequent months.
Just in: Samsung is set to unveil a prototype of its augmented reality (AR) glasses, currently in development, during the Galaxy S25 Unpacked event early next year, likely in the form of videos or images.
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The Galaxy Ring, for example, debuted in January via a short presentation during Samsung’s Unpacked event. The full product unveiling came later at MWC in February, and the final release followed in July. Samsung seems to be adopting a similar phased approach with its smart glasses, which are expected to hit the market in the third quarter of 2025.
A Collaborative Software Effort
Samsung’s partnership with Google has played a key role in developing the smart glasses’ software. This collaboration was first announced in February 2023, with the device set to run on an Android-based platform. In July, the companies reiterated their plans to deliver an extended reality (XR) platform by the end of the year. The software specifics for the XR device are expected to be unveiled before the end of December.
Reports suggest that the smart glasses will resemble Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses in functionality. They won’t include a display but will weigh approximately 50 grams, emphasizing a lightweight, user-friendly design.
Feature Set And Compatibility
The glasses are rumored to integrate Google’s Gemini technology, alongside features like gesture recognition and potential payment capabilities. Samsung aims to create a seamless user experience by integrating the glasses with its broader Galaxy ecosystem, starting with the Galaxy S25, slated for release on January 22.
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