Cell Chip used in the PlayStation 3 to be used in medical and military systems

[TomO]

The US firm Mercury Computer Systems has licensed the Cell microprocessor (http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/nid/1011/) "to develop products with dramatically improved performance for graphic-intensive workloads and computationally intensive applications."

[Vandenh]

Ohhh pllleeeassee... next thing we know it will be used for guided missiles. Oh.. err... wait...

[Reanimated]

Yes, yes, yes and Emotion Engine is used to launch nukes.

Deja Vu anyone?

[G-Man]

I just hope doctors are more tolerable of "Disc Read Error" messages than I am.

[Deadend]

Ohhh Mercury has it going on. They make weapons AND medical equipment! They hit you up on both ends.

But, this... may not be a hoax, like the last time.

[AbeLincoln]

Quick! Keep these things away from china.

[bobbler]

This was announced last month when IBM said they had a couple outside contracts for Cell already. The only difference is now there is a name to put on the contracts (it was known that there was a contract for medical and military).

[if76]

For all we know Mercury could just be a sony owned company designed to get hype for the system.

[fitbabits]

For all we know Mercury could just be a sony owned company designed to get hype for the system.

That's exactly what I thought when I read the article. As Click & Clack would say, boooooooogus.

[Pnikosis]

The US firm Mercury Computer Systems has licensed the Cell microprocessor "to develop products with dramatically improved performance for graphic-intensive workloads and computationally intensive applications."

Yes, to simulate pre-rendered environments.

[Zanzibar]

Mercury's been around since 1983. Don't think this is a ruse. Besides, it's always been the plan that the Cell would be everywhere.

The REAL problem comes when the missiles start talking with the PS3s...

[Dirty Harry]

Mercury's been around since 1983. Don't think this is a ruse. Besides, it's always been the plan that the Cell would be everywhere.

The REAL problem comes when the missiles start talking with the PS3s...
ps3: so yeah my masters been throwing my controller around alot lately
nukealacell: well i could take care of him if you wanted
ps3: naw let him get to this part of the game first, it really sucks and i want that to be his last memory.
nukealacell: roger...

[XenonCJ]

A new CPU is being sold by one big company to another to process and calculate things. This is news?

[automaton]

The Cell will age your nuclear missiles like fine wine

[eatme]

Yes, to simulate pre-rendered environments.

Zing!




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[TrackZero]

Yes, to simulate pre-rendered environments.

Zing! ..................................(filler to post)

[DriveALW]

The Cell will age your nuclear missiles like fine wine

hee hee. I *knew* someone would bring that up. Again. It is officially the next generation's stupidest hype-related comment. May it never die!

[Mrbunchypants]

ps3: so yeah my masters been throwing my controller around alot lately
nukealacell: well i could take care of him if you wanted
ps3: naw let him get to this part of the game first, it really sucks and i want that to be his last memory.
nukealacell: roger...


LOL!!!!! :D

They did say that cell CPUS could talk if connected.
This might even let sony come in with a cheeper console and catch up on the xbox comeing out first.

[Zeal]

THE PROCESSA BECOMES SELF-AWARE AT 2:14 A.M. EASTUN STANDUD TIME...

Sony fights back...?

YES. IT LAUNCHES ITS MISSILES AGAINST THE TAHGETS IN MICROSOFT.

[Chris_D]

The irony is that the cell chip is probably better suited to applications in these types of fields than it is for actually running games !!!

Anyway, it was always known that the PS3 was only going to be just one user of the cell hardware, and that it would have many applications elsewhere (why else would toshiba and ibm spend so much money). So its hardly the same thing as the hype/propaganda about the ps2 exports being limited to prevent them controlling ballistic missiles and other such rubbish.

[Twigz'N'Berries]

Wow. I wonder what Steve Jobs from Apple saw in the Cell processor to make him go with Intel chips? Considering he dislikes MS (I've heard) it would seem that he would run and jump in bed with the Sony, the sworn enemy of Miscrosoft. But whatever...