Wait.... probabilistic chips are in PRODUCTION!!?!?!?
[Engadget] I-Slate's probabilistic chip-powered tablet PC for the OLPC set
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Very interesting. Pretty much a revolutionized version of the PC tablet.
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Researchers have developed a solar-powered, WiFi, stylus-controlled tablet PC called I-Slate, which makes use of the probabilistic CMOS technology designed by Dr. Krishna Palem and his team at Rice University. Introduced to the world this week at the IEEE's 125th Anniversary event, the machine is designed to replace the old chalk slates apparently still used in some parts of the world (and on re-runs of Little House On The Prairie) with something that can download lesson plans and help children with their math, among other things. But this is just the beginning -- Dr. Palem and the gang are looking forward to the day when the chips find a home in all sorts of gadgets, from cellphones to televisions and beyond. Prototype slates should start making the rounds in India this spring. |
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Lol. Amazing how fast the technology world travels.
Originally Posted by DuckieHo  Wait.... probabilistic chips are in PRODUCTION!!?!?!? |
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low cost chips that sacrifice accuracy for usability.
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Originally Posted by RoboGrassanoid i thought probabilistic chips were for high load operations where they sacrifice accuracy for speed. why would a fancy blackboard need one? |
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VERY low power usage. The same calculations can be done with significantly less cycles/power.
Originally Posted by RoboGrassanoid i thought probabilistic chips were for high load operations where they sacrifice accuracy for speed. why would a fancy blackboard need one? |
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Well, what are the chances of that happening now, lol.
Originally Posted by DuckieHo low cost chips that sacrifice accuracy for usability.
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Originally Posted by awdrifter Pretty cool stuff. But it would be funny if the child answered 8 but was marked wrong because of the probability error. |
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