Intel provided a peek at the future of processors today by revealing the first instance of a chip using complete photonics to send data.
Four lasers in the prototype convert light into data at about 50Gbps, or "many" times faster than wired connections. The rate, about 6.25GB per second, would be enough to send an entire 720p movie in one second.
Source:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/27/intel.chip.uses.lasers.to.hit.record.speeds/
Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) is developing an AMOLED display that is crush-proof and can be bent while showing video without ill effects.
The prototype display is sized at 2.8 inches and has a resolution of 166ppi.
Source:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/20/samsung.to.bring.amoled.panels.to.market.in.2012/
26-year-old Andrew Benton does not expect to hold a traditional 9-to-5 job unless he starts his own business again, and he is not overly concerned on the recession's longterm effect on his career. Whatever you make of this attitude, Benton is arguably the prototype of the new and perhaps ideal worker in the post-recession economy.
