Neutral-President t1_iuhq2b7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Why did they name their processor after a bandage?

big_throwaway_piano t1_iuhqzl4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Tensor is basically a 3D matrix.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor

Neutral-President t1_iuhr5n5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:00 PM

That’s cute and very science-y, but 99% of consumers are going to think their phone has a band-aid inside it.

themeatbridge t1_iuhrce3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:02 PM

I've never heard if a tensor band aid.

Solid_Spinach_206 t1_iuhvxtb wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:40 PM

We have no idea what you’re talking about

big_throwaway_piano t1_iuhsp6f wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:14 PM

People joked iPads sound like a product for female hygiene

rocketwidget t1_iuhw95g wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:42 PM

My guess is the average consumer doesn't know the brand name of the SoC in their phone.

It might be close to 99% of people who post in /r/technology , but this is a hugely skewed sample of the population.

mithik t1_iui8uci wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Necer heard of tensor band aid, however tensor in math was taught about in middle school

Substantial_Boiler t1_iuhvfcd wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:36 PM

It was probably named after a PU called Tensor, developed by Google to accelerate AI models and workflows. Since the new Pixels and it's new chips focus on AI to help the user, they named it Tensor