Intel shows off the power of the 7th generation Core processor

Intel gave us a look at what its seventh-generation Core processor will be able to do today at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco. And its capabilities include high-end gaming, 4K video editing in real-time, and lots of other kinds of computing.

The world’s biggest chip maker is to debut the new processor this fall as the brains of a new generation of personal computers. Inte chief executive Brian Krzanich announced that Intel is already shipping 7th-generation Core processors to its customers, who will launch them later on. The new chip is part of Intel’s bid to make sure that the PC stays relevant in the mobile era.

A 7th-generation Dell XPS laptop can play Blizzard’s Overwatch online team shooter with no hitches, Krzanich showed in a demo. Of course, the graphics chip in the system makes a big difference about how well a game runs on a laptop. There are also more demanding games out there when it comes to 3D graphics. But Krzanich didn’t talk about that.

Among other announcements at IDF 2016, Intel said it will create Project Alloy, a next-generation “merged reality” headset (one that takes advantage of both virtual reality and augmented reality technologies) as an open hardware project that developers can expect to arrive in the second half of 2017. Intel will collaborate with Microsoft on specs for mainstream merged reality technologies.

Intel also announced the Joule platform for the Internet of Things. This tiny computer can powered devices such as augmented-reality safety glasses for factory workers.

Intel also announced the availability of the Yuneec Typhoon H drone with Intel RealSense technology. It also created an Intel Aero Platform Compute Board and the Intel Aero Platform Ready-to-Fly Drone as platforms for drone makers. And Intel released the Intel Euclid Developer Kit for researchers, makers and robotics developers. This device integrates sense, compute, and connect capabilities in an all-in-one candy bar size form-factor that gives developers the ability to quickly and easily create applications with Intel RealSense technology.