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ggrobot Elite Member
Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 45744
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:08 pm Post subject: TechNews - Reversible USB Type-C connector [37849] |
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Reversible USB Type-C connector finally ready for production -
A
newly designed USB port and cable is about to make its way to
upcoming PCs, Laptops and mobile devices. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group
today announced the completion of the USB Type-C spec which will allow
new devices to have far slimmer USB cables a
Read more...
Source: GGMania headlines
GGMania.com - Daily Gaming and Tech news |
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Bert Junior Member
Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 125 Location: Labrador, Canada
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Ref "By 2020, You Could Be Using an Optical SuperComputer"...
One can say decades are marked in technological achievements where one achievement is the foundation for the next. The 60s, the transisitor, the 70s the mainframe, the 80s the PC, the 90s networking, the 2000s telecommunications. In the early 2000s, several optical components companies tried to R&D data, address, and control signals on bi-directional buses - to make an optical interface between chips. Miniturization of leds/lasers onto chip wasn't there yet but the concept could radically change board design and processing efficiency. Today, if chips become optical internally and matched with optical interfaces, you're likly looking at the next tech advancement, then quantum computing. Deus Ex here we come. |
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El_Coyote Elite Member
Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Posts: 611
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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I'll probably still have to turn every usb connector twice before it fits. |
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Tom Elite Member
Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 4189
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Bert wrote: | Ref "By 2020, You Could Be Using an Optical SuperComputer"...
One can say decades are marked in technological achievements where one achievement is the foundation for the next. The 60s, the transisitor, the 70s the mainframe, the 80s the PC, the 90s networking, the 2000s telecommunications. In the early 2000s, several optical components companies tried to R&D data, address, and control signals on bi-directional buses - to make an optical interface between chips. Miniturization of leds/lasers onto chip wasn't there yet but the concept could radically change board design and processing efficiency. Today, if chips become optical internally and matched with optical interfaces, you're likly looking at the next tech advancement, then quantum computing. Deus Ex here we come. |
At this point I think it's all about cost but I'm all for Deus Ex tech. I believe NASA is already in the mix and going to test a prototype optical cpu anytime now. |
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