This is image is a little difficult to see, but do not worry tonight's blog will tell you all about it. What you see here is Silicon's design for the 2010 PC. It is about the size of a Frisbee and will one day be able to store and process as much information as today's most powerful super computers. Silicon's idea behind this computer is for it to be totally wireless except for a wall power cord plug-in. The computer will be light, fast, storage friendly, and reliable. "SECURITY: The PC will be protected from theft, thanks to an advanced biometric scanner that can recognize your fingerprint. INTERFACE: You'll communicate with the PC primarily with your voice, putting it truly at your beck and call" (Crosby 1).
To complement this advanced computer, Silicon is also designing a "true desktop." The plan is to produce a desk with a monitor touchscreen top. Similar to the touch screens on today's smart phones this desktop will be totally user friendly. Files, a keyboard, internet, you name it; the touch screen "desktop" will be another amazing technological addition to 2010. The 2010 PC and the Desktop will work together through wireless technology to eliminate the hassle of cords.
The final project behind the 2010PC is its ability to control your house. With the super computer technology behind the 2010 PC you'll be able to program the heat in your house, your television, even your coffee maker! According to Silicon, once the 2010 PC is plugged into your home, you'll be able to communicate with it vocally to confirm schedules or create new ones if you desire to do so. In the end, the 2010 PC is going to take computer technology to the next level. The control and freedom of this computer will be unrivaled by anything we've seen yet.
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The article was written by Kim Crosby 8.21.00
wow. that is amazing. But how can this computer control your coffee maker and T.V? Don't you need them to have the same technology for them to work together? also is there a price range to this computer? nice blog
ReplyDeleteI agree. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteSameer, marketing of products like this often state they have the potential to program your coffee maker and TV, but that requires some sort of connectivity (WiFi perhaps) and a standard communication protocol. The coffee maker manufacturers and the TV manufacturers would have to agree to implement those connections and standards. That costs money, so there's no guarantee that they'll do so.
Someting like this Silicon computer would be a very nice change in our normal understanding of our daily computer usage. 2010pc could be very convienent to have no cords always coming out of your computer and always having a mess of cords to plug into your wall, this technology really amazes me, of how far it has come along.
ReplyDeleteSo all this jazz of being able to control everything in the house is kind of cool, I guess. I find it easy enough to go to the thermostat myself. Along with new technology that makes our lives easier also comes laziness. In the film Wall-E, all the humans have left earth after trashing it. When you finally meet the humans in the film, they are all gigantic. Everybody's overweight because of laziness; all their technology does their work for them.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how powerful this at-home super computer will be compared to the Cray XT5 Jaguar?
I do agree with your post and i love the fact that it is a new and improved secured device of technology. You made a point about the computer being secure free only off your finger print, i would love to have that in the nearby future due to the craziness that goes on in the world today.
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