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

- Show: [Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby)
- Published: 2021-09-28
- Length: 1h 04m
- Episode: 5
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-28-ep-32-hps-journey-from-birthing-silicon-valley-to-powering-21st-century-entertai
- Listen: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/podcast/ep-32-2-hp-journey-silicon-valley-powering-21st-century-entertainment-aerospace-remote-work

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-28-ep-32-hps-journey-from-birthing-silicon-valley-to-powering-21st-century-entertai#t=35) Introduction and HP History
- [6:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-28-ep-32-hps-journey-from-birthing-silicon-valley-to-powering-21st-century-entertai#t=418) HP Print Technology and Canon Partnership
- [21:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-28-ep-32-hps-journey-from-birthing-silicon-valley-to-powering-21st-century-entertai#t=1310) DreamColor Displays and Color Accuracy
- [35:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-28-ep-32-hps-journey-from-birthing-silicon-valley-to-powering-21st-century-entertai#t=2141) Workstation Definition and Reliability
- [46:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-28-ep-32-hps-journey-from-birthing-silicon-valley-to-powering-21st-century-entertai#t=2760) Edge Computing and AI Use Cases
- [53:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-28-ep-32-hps-journey-from-birthing-silicon-valley-to-powering-21st-century-entertai#t=3220) NASA, Space Station, and VR/AR Future

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- HP (company)
- DreamWorks Animation (company)
- Canon (company)
- Samsung (company)
- DreamColor (product)
- HP Z Workstation (product)
- NASA (company)
- SpaceX (company)
- Nvidia (company)
- Intel (company)
- AMD (company)
- Keysight (company)
- Agilent (company)
- Cypress Semiconductor (company)
- Walt Disney (company)
- HP 200A (product)
- LaserJet (product)
- PCL (product)
- Lady Gaga (other)
- Amazon Go (product)

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