This computer [pictured right] is smaller than a grain of salt, stronger than a computer from the early '90s, and costs less than 10¢. 64 of them together [pictured left] is still much smaller than the tip of your finger.
And straight from the computer's hard drive, it's IBM
"IBM's tiniest computer is smaller than a grain of rock salt" says the headline..."IBM has unveiled a computer that's smaller than a grain of rock salt. It has the power of an x86 chip from 1990, according to Mashable, and its transistor count is in the "several hundred" thousand range. That's a far cry from the power of Watson or the company's quantum computing experiments, but you gotta start somewhere. Oh, right: it also works as a data source for blockchain. Meaning, it'll apparently sort provided data with AI and can detect fraud and pilfering, in addition to tracking shipments. The publication says that the machine will cost under $0.10 to manufacture, which gives credence to IBM's prediction that these types of computers will be embedded everywhere within the next five years. The one shown off at the firm's Think conference is a prototype, of course, and as such there's no clear release window."
At 1mm x 1mm, it's not quite small enough to be a true micromachine (though it would be impressive if they shrunk this down to 1µm x 1µm within the next 10 years) and is a million times larger than a square nanometer (instantly discarding any claim that this is useful for molecular nanotechnology). That said, it's quite impressive to consider something so small that it is virtually "smart dust" can possess so much power. The "x86" statement is vague, but we can presume it carries more power than an SNES.
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Yuli-Ban on March 22nd, 2018 at 01:28 UTC »
And yes, this is a fully-functional computer. Not just a processor. It's got all the parts you need to have a full rig set-up except, you know, a keyboard and mouse and screen.
Here's the Verge
Mashable
And straight from the computer's hard drive, it's IBM
"IBM's tiniest computer is smaller than a grain of rock salt" says the headline..."IBM has unveiled a computer that's smaller than a grain of rock salt. It has the power of an x86 chip from 1990, according to Mashable, and its transistor count is in the "several hundred" thousand range. That's a far cry from the power of Watson or the company's quantum computing experiments, but you gotta start somewhere. Oh, right: it also works as a data source for blockchain. Meaning, it'll apparently sort provided data with AI and can detect fraud and pilfering, in addition to tracking shipments. The publication says that the machine will cost under $0.10 to manufacture, which gives credence to IBM's prediction that these types of computers will be embedded everywhere within the next five years. The one shown off at the firm's Think conference is a prototype, of course, and as such there's no clear release window."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/19/ibm-blockchain-salt-sized-computer/
At 1mm x 1mm, it's not quite small enough to be a true micromachine (though it would be impressive if they shrunk this down to 1µm x 1µm within the next 10 years) and is a million times larger than a square nanometer (instantly discarding any claim that this is useful for molecular nanotechnology). That said, it's quite impressive to consider something so small that it is virtually "smart dust" can possess so much power. The "x86" statement is vague, but we can presume it carries more power than an SNES.
ShroomProphet on March 22nd, 2018 at 04:02 UTC »
The 64-bit version Looks like a hit of the world's most artisian, CIA- Grade LSD-25
Chris11246 on March 22nd, 2018 at 04:22 UTC »
According to the article the picture on the left is not just 64 of them its 64 motherboards which each hold 2. So 128 total.