Intel has unveiled details surrounding its new Project Athena Open Labs project which is designed to support and optimise components for the upcoming Project Athena class of advanced laptops.
Project Athena aims to create a more power-efficient and responsive class of laptop that capitalises on next-generation technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence.
Athena Machines should have 20 hours battery life, adjustable form-factors, as well as other perks geared at increasing productivity.
Intel showed off the Project Athena Ecosystem Symposium in Taiwan, revealing details of its new Project Athena Open Labs in the “key ecosystem hubs” of Taipei, Shanghai and Folsom, California.
Three sites will begin operating in June 2019 to “enable and optimise” device components, the tech giant said.
Manufacturers will submit their parts to these labs – such as audio and visual components, embedded controllers, haptics, SSD and wireless products – where they’ll undergo testing and receive any necessary guidance for improvement.
Intel says the process will deliver reliable components of all types for OEMs to deliver devices that meet consistent Project Athena standards.
The labs mark the first step in preparing the next wave of Project Athena laptops “for 2020 and beyond”, the firm added, with OEMs, ODMs and IHVs beginning component submission over the coming weeks.
