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javasaurus) wrote2004-01-08 05:08 pm
javasaurus) wrote2004-01-08 05:08 pm
Playstation 3 will even make toast!
Okay, I'm exagerating a little. But only a little. Apparently, Sony's PS3 will incorporate a multiprocessor "cell" based on many small processors embedded in a bigger processor, able to achieve a total of more than a trillion floating point calculations per second (that's 1 Terahertz, or 1000 GHz, right?).
So what about the toaster? The idea is that in the future, many household appliances (e.g. toasters) will incorporate similar processors, and a PS3 can utilize (via modem) such memory, if it is all net-connected. Cool, eh?
So when is the PS3 coming out? Not for a couple more years, late 2005 at the earliest. Sigh.
If you want a better explanation of the technology, read this PS3 preview article.
So what about the toaster? The idea is that in the future, many household appliances (e.g. toasters) will incorporate similar processors, and a PS3 can utilize (via modem) such memory, if it is all net-connected. Cool, eh?
So when is the PS3 coming out? Not for a couple more years, late 2005 at the earliest. Sigh.
If you want a better explanation of the technology, read this PS3 preview article.