This week on E3, -you know, the biggest game development convention- Microsoft announced a new streamlined XBOX 360.
It sports built-in 802.11N WiFi, a 250GB Hard Drive, and it also has Kinect-ready ports.
The hardware is now quieter and it has a neat shiny black finish and it will cost $299.00, the same price as the Elite console.
Source: XBOX.com
Why is the Air Force to acquire 2,200 PlayStation3?
As part of the continuous enhancement of the Research Laboratory of the Air Force, 2,200 PlayStation 3 units will be purchase to add to the 336 units already in use for supercomputing research
This is nothing new for the use of the PlayStation 3′s eight-processor to power other supercomputers, as currently doing so for the world’s second-fastest, RoadRunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The processors used in the PlayStation are cheaper than the Intel’s and AMD’s, therefore its broad use in supercomputers
The need for higher resolution of images from radar imaging, build-up of computers with speeds close to human brain’s, and high definition video processing, among other research topics made the PlayStation’s processors ideal for the job
With estimated $700 million expenditure per year for R&D the Air force use of these supercomputers will help to innovate/improve cybersecurity, computer modeling, networking, and collaboration
Think about the useability of these babies!
