Notice how so many maker projects require open-source hardware like Arduino and Raspberry Pi to function? Intel has , and the company is leaping into bed with the former to produce the Galileo development board. Galileo is the first product packing Intel’s Quark X1000 system-on-chip, Santa Clara’s new low-power gear for wearables and “internet of things” devices. Don’t imagine, however, that Intel is abandoning its X86 roots, as Quark’s beating heart is a single-thread Pentium-based 400MHz CPU. As part of the new project, Intel will be handing out 50, 000 of the boards to 1, 000 universities over the next 18 months — a move which we’re sure will make Eben Upton and Co. delighted and nervous at the same time. Filed under: Misc , Wireless , Intel Comments

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Intel launches Galileo, an Arduino-compatible development board

In a team-up between the UK’s Department of Transport, BT and Cambridge start-up Neul, the A14 (which connects Felixstowe to Birmingham) will be transformed into the country’s first internet-connected road, with the aim of preparing the country for future tech from wireless toll chargers to automated cars. The smart road with include a network of sensors across a 50-mile segment, with data transmission delivered over white space . Ofcom approved the project yesterday, alongside its plans f or the rest of the spectrum space . According to the regulator, “sensors in cars and on the roads monitor the build-up of congestions and wirelessly send this information to a central traffic control system, which automatically imposes variable speed limits that smooth the flow of traffic, ” Ofcom said. “This system could also communicate directly with cars, directing them along diverted routes to avoid the congestion and even managing their speed.” Initial plans for the A14 aren’t focused on these borderline zealous goals just yet. Instead, the project aims to gather information on the cars that use the A14, before focusing on heavy goods vehicles, feeding back to a database that the government’s Department for Transport will be able to access. As The Guardian notes , the project would offer a cheaper method for data connectivity and gathering traffic information compared to the mobile network techniques used by companies like TomTom. Instead of connecting to pricey mobile masts, the project will tap into small base stations attached to street lamps or BT exchanges, many of which already exist along the hectic A-road. (Image credit: Martin Pettitt, Flickr ) Filed under: Transportation Comments Via: The Guardian

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British highway to become internet-connected ‘network of sensors’ over 50-mile stretch

You remember Hover , right? If you’re one of our many, many readers born after 1995, you probably don’t. But that’s OK: we’re here to educate you, dear millennials. The game, which came installed on Windows 95 in the “Fun Stuff” folder, is making a comeback: Microsoft just came out with a web version that’s been optimized for IE11, but will work inside any current desktop browser. As ever, it’s a cross between bumper cars and Capture the Flag, with three hovercraft options, and a choice between single- and multi-player modes. What’s especially neat is that Microsoft kept all the same levels; it just brought the graphics into the WebGL era . Naturally, too, you can use either shortcuts or touch gestures. If all this sounds dandy, we suggest you hit up the source link below sometime during your lunch hour. And, not to spoil an easter-egg, but be sure to type in “bambi” when you get to the “single player” / “multi-player” page — someone at Microsoft’s got a sense of humor, we’ll say that much.%Gallery-slideshow99760% Filed under: Gaming , Internet , Microsoft Comments Source: Hover

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Microsoft’s 18-year-old ‘Hover’ game is reborn inside the browser