SURF WHILE YOU…SURF
Intel, inventor of the microprocessor, has come up with the ideal gift idea for web-obsessed beach bums: an internet-enabled surfboard.
Developed by Intel to promote its sponsorship of this month’s GoldCoast Oceanfest surfing competition at Croyde Bay in south-west England, the top surface of the board incorporates a built-in tablet PC with a Wi-Fi antenna and even a built-in webcam to capture those special moments at sea.
Protected from seawater by a thin sheet of clear PVC, the computer’s touch screen can still be operated when the board is wet. Topside solar panels help charge the…
