Hardware Podcasts

Ep. 32 | HP's Journey from Birthing Silicon Valley to Powering 21st Century Entertainment, Aerospace, and Remote Work

Moore's Lobby · 28 Sept 2021 · 1h 04m · Episode 5

What this episode covers

Jim Nottingham, Global Head of HP's Advanced Compute & Solutions, and Bruce Blaho, HP Fellow and Chief Technologist, discuss HP's evolution from its Silicon Valley garage origins to its current role in professional computing, display technology, and aerospace. They detail the engineering challenges behind color-accurate DreamColor monitors for DreamWorks Animation, the reliability requirements of HP workstations for NASA's International Space Station, and the shift toward edge computing for AI and VR applications.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
HP, DreamWorks Animation, Canon, Samsung, NASA, SpaceX, Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Keysight, Agilent, Cypress Semiconductor, Walt Disney
Products
DreamColor, HP Z Workstation, HP 200A, LaserJet, PCL, Amazon Go
Also
Lady Gaga

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