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Comment Re:TIS-1000 ? (Score 0) 205

Exactly! It's not a general purpose processor in the sense that it can run an OS. I wasn't involved in the latest design, but the first chip we taped out (AsAP 1) only had a register file. It didn't even have local memory like a cache or DRAM. It's very efficient for software pipelined tasks, which is more aligned with DSP workloads.

Comment Re:What is it about the Nook? (Score 1) 132

I just bought a Nook Simple Touch from OfficeMax for $59! Besides price my other big selling point was ePub support. I didn't want to buy a device that only works with Amazon and nothing else (unless you do decryption and conversion). I heard that B&N's bookstore is larger than Amazon's but that is just something I heard. I read mostly tech books from O'Reilly so it's not much of an issue for me. The Kindle eInk device does have a better display and some nice extra features but it's not worth over 2x the price. Plus the Nook Simple Touch can be rooted and run normal Android apps, not sure about the Kindle Paperwhite. I have a tablet already so rooting didn't appeal to me but it might to others. I think the Nook is a great lower costs alternative to the Kindle.

Hacking the Tux Droid 87

Rockhopper writes "Ars Technica has a combo review/hack guide for the Tux Droid, a programmable penguin. 'Tux is completely programmable at practically every level, and all of the source code of the firmware and software used by the droid is available from Kysoh's version control repository. There are several ways to program the droid's behavior, ranging from modifying the firmware to coding a gadget in Python.' There's a sample Python script that will cause Tux to speak IRC messages out loud when the user's name is mentioned."
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Intel Ramps Up 45nm Chip Production, Announces 'Atom' Line 126

Multiple readers have written to tell us of the latest developments out of Intel. Earlier this week, Intel announced the Atom brand of low cost, low power consumption processors. The CPUs, measuring only 25 square millimeters, are the result of the Silverthorne and Diamondville projects. The announcement has caused this CNet columnist to question whether Intel can "spur innovation in ultrasmall devices the way it has in the PC and server industry." Concurrently, Intel has increased its production of 45nm processors to a rate of roughly 100,000 chips per day. As TG Daily notes, the massive investments Intel has made into chip production will make it difficult for AMD to catch up.

Comment Re:Not newsworthy (Score 2) 113

(1) You meant "there".
BTW, "a lot" is two words. Get literate.

Well, thanks for pointing out the errors grammer cop.

Both examples were just that, examples, not direct comparisons. They serve the same market segment. The CPE equipment is the same price for Tech Planets and Canopy's offering. The Canopy my provide for more users, but at a much smaller range, its a trade off. Canopy is obviously produced in more quantity that Tech Planet's offering, so obviously cost is cheaper, but both solutions essential provide the same offering. The Muesenki and Tech Planet's offering require no more customer design and what not, then designing a wireless system with Canopy. Obviously with either system you have to design where to locate antennas, how to setup your network architecture, its called network design, something that doesnt come out of the box. As far as CPE equipment goes, setup is the same, you take out of box, you plug in, put antenna on roof, make sure you got signal, its like setting up cable tv.

As far as range goes, Tech Planet is also an ISP in Texas using wireless, and they have quite the range, with speed of tranmission obviously getting slower the further away from the base setup (may get 11Mbit within the first couple miles, and 2 Mbit further away, check their website, they have a map.

As for as the accuracy of my information, I mearly pointed out their are already very similiar solutions in very simliary price brackets, and pointed URLS to some providers, leaving out the big boys like Lucent/Cisco/3COM that have provided such equipment for a long time. Nothing I said was untrue. Is this equipment any more commoditized then 802.11? I doubt it, it certainly isnt any cheaper.

The point of my post was simply to show that this is nothing new, there is equivalent equipment, that has been on the market for a while, in the same price bracket. The point of your flame, is beyond me, my point is my point, dont like it, dont respond, Attacking my post was never really necessary, you must be bored it being the last day before July 4th or something. Oh well, Have a nice 4th

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