Keith Kirkpatrick
Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows
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Intelligent Devices
Futurum covers a broad range of AI-enabled consumer and commercial devices. This includes PCs and peripherals, tablets, mobile handsets, XR, hearables and wearables, as well as IoT, IIoT, automotive, and robotics segments.
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Mitch Ashley
Vice President & Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers, and Software Lifecycle Engineering
Nick Patience
Vice President & Practice Lead, AI Platforms
Olivier Blanchard
Research Director & Practice Lead, Intelligent Devices
Latest insights
All Intelligent Devices insightsWayve Lands Mercedes-Benz: Embodied AI Enters Premium Auto
Wayve and Mercedes-Benz will integrate Wayve AI Driver into premium vehicles within two years, marking the first generalized AI driving system in luxury cars and establishing Wayve as a scalable AI infrastructure provider.
Ricoh's Atsugi Bet: Can Supply Scale Unlock Channel Growth?
Ricoh's $39,000 per square meter Atsugi facility investment doubles inkjet head production by 2028, positioning channel partners to capitalize on industrial printing's 36% CAGR growth.
Arm's Agentic Moat Widens With CSS for Mobile 2, CSS N4, and Physical AI
Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes how Arm's Agentic AI strategy is expanding by launching CSS for Mobile 2, Neoverse CSS N4, and Arm Total Design for robotics.
What Qualcomm’s Focus at IFA Berlin Signals About the Company’s Intelligent Edge Strategy
Olivier Blanchard, research Director at Futurum, breaks down Qualcomm’s Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 edge AI chips, which debuted at IFA Berlin, and what they signal about Qualcomm’s push beyond smartphones.
What Most Still Seem To Miss About Apple’s Historic iPhone Duo Launch
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, breaks down Apple’s newly confirmed iPhone Duo pricing and specs, the delayed base iPhone 18, and what CEO John Ternus debut keynote signals about Apple’s strategy.
Dell Technologies Q2 FY 2027: AI Orders Fuel Server and Storage Growth
Futurum Research analyzes Dell Technologies’ Q2 FY 2027 earnings, focusing on AI server backlog, infrastructure demand, storage pull-through, and FY 2027 guidance.
Wayve and Uber Put British AI on London’s Roads
Wayve and Uber launched the UK’s first supervised autonomous ride-hailing service in London on September 3, 2026, with over 140,000 riders opted in, validating Wayve’s AI-native architecture.
HP Q3 FY 2026: Can Premium PCs Offset Memory Cost Pressure?
Futurum Research analyzes HP’s Q3 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on PC mix, AI PC demand, memory cost pressure, and guidance.
NXP Tech Days: Can Physical AI Reference Designs Solidify the Neural Axis?
Brendan Burke and Olivier Blanchard, Research Directors at Futurum, share their insights from NXP Tech Days Silicon Valley, where reference designs from humanoid hands to a four-board MCX A5 networking demo gave NXP’s neural axis architecture production weight.
Can NXP MCX A5 MCUs Secure the Industrial Edge Before Agentic Attackers Arrive?
Brendan Burke and Olivier Blanchard, Research Directors at Futurum, share their insights on why NXP’s MCX A5, the first MCU to combine a 10BASE-T1S digital PHY, topology discovery, and post-quantum cryptography, gives industrial defenders a head start on agentic attacks.
Wayve Bets on General Robotics With a Marquee Research Hire
Wayve appoints Apple’s Alex Toshev as Research Director to lead general robotics intelligence team, marking strategic expansion from autonomous driving into broader Physical AI applications across robot manipulation and mobility.
Lenovo Q1 FY 2027: Can AI Infrastructure Offset Device Market Pressure?
Futurum Research analyzes Lenovo’s Q1 FY 2027 earnings, focusing on AI infrastructure growth, AI PCs, services momentum, and guidance.
Research Reports
All Intelligent Devices reportsPC Pricing & Demand Under Pressure: How Consumers Will Actually Respond
In this Market Study, Futurum Research examines how consumer PC buyers respond to rising prices and why most remain addressable through adjustments in timing, configuration, or channel.
SiTime’s Titan Platform and the Importance of MEMS Resonators
In our latest market report, SiTime’s Titan Platform and the Importance of MEMS Resonators, completed in partnership with SiTime, Futurum Research examines how Titan’s miniaturization, integration, and resilience advantages could influence end-product design across wearables, medical devices, and…
Dell’s Strategic Convergence: How Innovation in Sustainable Product Design Delivers Quantifiable ROI and Reduced TCO
In our latest market brief, Dell’s Strategic Convergence: How Innovation in Sustainable Product Design Delivers Quantifiable ROI and Reduced TCO , completed in partnership with Dell Technologies, Futurum Research explores how circularity, modularity, and end-to-end services converge to reduce TCO…
Precision Timing’s Critical Impact on Data Center ROI
As data centers pivot to AI, precision timing shifts from component choice to strategic lever.
Oracle Database@Azure: The Genesis of Oracle’s Multi-Cloud Leadership
In our latest Research Brief, Oracle Database@Azure: The Genesis of Oracle’s Multi-Cloud Leadership , completed in partnership with Oracle, The Futurum Group explores how enterprises can simplify migration, reduce costs, and modernize operations while gaining a competitive edge in AI-driven…
Hammerspace Tier 0: Unlocking Greater Efficiency in GPU-Driven Computing
In our latest Research Brief, Hammerspace Tier 0: Unlocking Greater Efficiency in GPU-Driven Computing , The Futurum Group explores how organizations can overcome latency and storage inefficiencies by unlocking stranded NVMe capacity within GPU servers.