Hi List:
In the pretty near future as computing becomes smaller and faster
there is no doubt that our wonderful BrailleNotes will come to
feel obsolete. As we look forward to version 8.0 of Keysoft, and
I do, I also look forward to new hardware some point. Below
are some reasons why:
************************* USB 3.0 To Boost Peripherals to
Multi-Gigabit Speeds ExtremeTech Sept. 18, 2007
************************* The new "SuperSpeed" USB spec will
provide a 10X boost in transfer rate (from 480-Mbitssts in USB
2.0 to 4.8 Gbitssts in USB 3.0), while dramatically lowering
power consumption, with broad deployment by 2010. One example of
their speed goals is to transfer a 27GB HD movie to a portable
device in 70 seconds. The same thing would take 15 minutes or...
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************************* Intel Chips to Shrink to 32-Nanometer
Process PC World September 18, 2007 *************************
Intel Corp. said Tuesday it will ramp up performance and energy
efficiency in its microprocessors by using a 32-nanometer process
technology starting in 2009. Intel President and CEO Paul
Otellini showed a 300mm wafer built using the 32-nm manufacturing
technology. The chip will house more than 1.9 billion
transistors and its increased...
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I'm looking forward to a slimmer, faster, wifi BN with some added
bells and whistles.
JD Townsend
Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth
Helping the light dependent to see.
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