New Qualcomm chip could lead to 'conscious' cameras

Sure we like to call various gadgets "smart" these days but the actual devices are often pretty dumb. That is, when they do some wondrous high-tech trick — like real-time verbal translation — most of the actual computing is done in the cloud.

Qualcomm wants to reverse that trend, at least a little, in order to make a better, more efficient connected camera. Taking direct aim at the growing field of Internet security cameras, the company created a new kind of chip specifically for connected cameras, one that will actually be able to recognize what it's looking at — without running to the Internet. Read more...