Revolutionary Intel chip uses light to send data

Technology and Gaming
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https://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15616178?nclick_check=1

#2

nothing new at all, but still pretty awesome

#3

I like how they use tweets as an example so the uneducated masses of the internet can feel like they understand technology.

#4

Link’s not working for me.

Also, isn’t this fiber optics? That’s not really new.

#5

I particularly like how the picture states that it can transfer 50GB in one second, and how that is fast enough to download an HD movie in one second. Processor speed does not dictate your bandwith.

#6

my HD movies are around 8gb

#7

Yes, but bandwidth is limited by the speed of computers in general. With fibre-optic cables and light transmission, data is sent figuratively at the speed of light down the cable meaning the speed of data transmission is only limited by the speed of the transmitting and receiving of the computers that are connected.
In a ideal situation in the future were your computer is connected directly with the isp’s server via a optical connection then the only thing that will limit your bandwidth is their server and your computer.

#8

Awesome, I’m glad someone here understands the concept in its entirety. Good show!

#9

Now if only this was new…

#10

and had download of internet speeds to match it?

#11

Now explain that in tweets nintyuk :retard:

#12

I shall accept that challenge!
If you and the person reading the tweet were directly connected by a fibre-optic connection the speed of you updating your twitter would only be affected by how quickly you can type a twitter message and how fast the other person can read it.

#13

If you and the person reading the tweet were directly connected by a fibre-optic connection, chances are, you live next door to each other and can discuss shit face to face IN REAL TIME!!!one11!

#14

50Gbps = 6.25GB/s

The average HD movie in its full quality as found on BluRay discs (not the shrunk-down re-encoded highly compressed junk) is anywhere from about 15GB to 30GB in size.

And then there’s overhead to account for.

HD movie in 1 second? I think not.

This isn’t really new technology, just an attempt to miniaturize it and lower the costs in the hope that it will find its way into consumer devices and desktop computers. Current fiber technology is mostly prohibitively expensive for the average consumer.

#15

Pfft.
I’ve got carrier pigeons that bring me HD movies quicker than that.

#16

Needs MOAR LAZERS!!!

#17

I have a cousin who brings me HD movies really quick, but sometimes he’s not quick enough and gets caught by the police.

#18

Ima chargin mah HD

#19

It might not be new, but, if Intel is demonstrating, it means they are planning to sell it to end-users at a relatively low price, not only to specific users at high prices as it is currently. Not that I know anything about it, I’ve only heard.

It would take 1 second to download a complete game from steam. Well, a bit more, since it will need to record the in the HD which is slower than that. Nice :slight_smile:

#20

IMO Bitchin’ Fast 3D > This technology

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