A ‘telepathy’ chip that allows people to control computers, televisions and light switches by the power of thought is being developed by British scientists.
The tiny sensor would sit on the surface of the brain, picking up the electrical activity of nerve cells and passing the signal wirelessly to a receiver on the skull. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Intel has unveiled details of the chip that will spearhead its move into computer graphics. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Sony Corp said Thursday that it had agreed to sell its production lines for the powerful computer chip at the heart of its struggling PlayStation 3 game console to rival Toshiba Corp. picked by punthe 2 years ago

For months pensioners at a sheltered housing complex have enjoyed a weekly lunchtime treat thanks to fellow resident George Pretty's fish and chip shop run.

But bosses at the complex banned the 72-year-old from going down the chippy for his friends - for health and safety reasons. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

(PhysOrg.com) -- A primitive quantum computer that uses single particles of light (photons) whizzing through a silicon chip has performed its first mathematical calculation. This is the first time a calculation has been performed on a photonic chip and it is major step forward in the quest to realise a super-powerful quantum computer. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Brian and Linda “Lyn” Hershey have one potato chip that won’t get eaten any time soon. It has a likeness of Jesus Christ cooked into its surface. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A few days prior to the crash that killed Princess Diana, the Mercedes Benz in which she died was stolen! Strange thing is, when found the only thing missing from the car was the onboard computer chip; that chip is responsible for controlling steering, acceleration and braking! Stranger still is why that Benz S280 was the "only available car" that night! picked by komboje 2 years ago

The high-capacity chip will be promoted for use in digital music players, music phones, and digital cameras. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Intel new Penryn processors will push desktop PCs to run 40 percent faster for gaming than the latest Intel Core 2 Extreme chip. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The headphones supplied with the 3rd Gen iPod Shuffle contains a small chip labelled 8A83E3. Speculation is that this chip is a form of authentication and that without it 3rd party headphones won't work properly. End result? Manufacturers have to pay a tax to Apple to make headphones that work with the iPod range and Apple get to choose how you use the product you own and have paid for. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

Fish and chips and jammy scones are among suggestions being considered by the Vermont-based ice cream makers, who are in London this week to help inspire British ice cream fans to create a flavour that represents Britain. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Scientists are developing an electronic "sex chip" that can be implanted into the brain to stimulate pleasure. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Very very good cookie.
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
... picked by zoock 3 years ago

Barbara Chisholm claims she noticed the skin after she ate a chip from the packet, at a birthday party for her granddaughter in Malak. The 6cm by 2cm skin was allegedly found in a packet manufactured by Snackbrands Australia. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A new chip may revolutionize the world or at least the way that computers, phones, televisions, etc talk to each other. A tiny, $10 chip can achieve five gigabits per second over 10 meters, using a one millimeter-wide antenna and less than two watts of power. You could download a high-def movie to your phone in seconds than upload it to your home computer. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Tiny robots the size of a flea could one day be mass-produced, churned out in swarms and programmed for a variety of applications, such as surveillance, micromanufacturing, medicine, cleaning, and more. picked by kakana 3 months ago

The patent was titled "Implantation of electronic chips in the human body for the purposes of determining its geographical location." picked by kakana 5 months ago

IBM has found a way to arrange chips inside products ranging from cellphones to supercomputers, an advance that promises to prolong battery life in wireless devices and eventually speed data transfers between the processor and memory chips in computers. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

This is really cool. I'd do this! picked by kxmk 3 years ago

For those who don't know, Moore's law is a law that dictated the number of transistors on a chip would double roughly every two years.
Or, at least, it was. picked by gratheo 2 years ago