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- Jul 21, 201790% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Intel Movidius Neural Compute Stick available for US$79
- Intel and Movidius released the Neural Compute Stick, a USB 3.0 deep-learning inference accelerator built around the Myriad 2 vision processing unit, at $79 MSRP, reported 20-21 July 2017[1][3]
- It was available through select distributors including RS Components and Mouser, and was to appear at CVPR in Honolulu, 22-25 July[1][3]
Notable features
- Intel calls it the world's first USB-based deep learning inference kit and self-contained AI accelerator, delivering more than 100 gigaflops within a 1W power envelope[1]
- Models are trained on more powerful hardware, then compiled (Caffe-based CNNs) and run offline on the stick, for hosts like drones, robots, cameras and Raspberry Pi; multiple sticks can be combined[1][3]
- Intel lists layer-by-layer performance metrics for tuning, validation scripts that compare the on-device model's accuracy with the original PC-based model, and use of the stick as a discrete neural network accelerator added to existing computing platforms[2]
- It is the successor to the Fathom stick shown in April 2016, delayed while Movidius was acquired by Intel; the price dropped from $99 to $79[3]
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- [1]90%hexus.net/ce/news/gadgets/108157-intel-movidius-neural-compute-stick-available-us79hexus.net· Posted Jul 23, 2017· Starts Jul 21, 2017 ✓· 34% of score
Happened as dated, per hexus.net: "Intel[2] Movidius Neural Compute Stick available for US$79 Tags: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Quick Link: HE…"
- [2]95%Intel Democratizes Deep Learning Application Development, Launches Movidius Neural Compute Stickdownload.intel.com· Published Jul 20, 2017· 33% of score
Intel's own newsroom PDF (titled 'Intel Democratizes Deep Learning Application Development, Launches Movidius Neural Compute Stick') is dated July 20, 2017, a day before the pin's stored July 21-22, 2017 date, though its scanned text was too garbled to quote directly.
- [3]85%Movidius launches a $79 deep-learning USB sticktechcrunch.com· Published Jul 20, 2017· 33% of score
TechCrunch reports 'Movidius and Intel[2] have put deep-learning on a stick with a tiny $79 USB device,' published July 20, 2017 and noting the price was 'reduced from the original $99' - one day ahead of the pin's stored date.
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