“In advance, yes — you’re right, it’s impossible. But nonetheless, we have ten radios all working at the same frequency, all at the Shannon limit… and there’s no interference.” You may not fully grok the significance of that statement, but anyone heavily involved in solving the wireless bandwidth crisis is probably dropjawed. For a little background, there’s a perceived limit in wireless known as Shannon’s Law, which largely explains why no one can watch a YouTube clip on their EVO at Michigan Stadium. For whatever reason, it’s been assumed that this law was fundamentally unbreakable, but it looks as if an unlikely member of society may have just overrode expectations. OnLive’s CEO Steve Perlman recently revealed a breakthrough from Rearden Companies — in short, they’ve figured out a workaround, and in testing, it’s doing things like “removing dead zones” altogether. His slide, shown during a presentation at Columbia, notes that the implications here are “profound,” and we couldn’t agree more. Do yourself a solid and hit play in the video below the break — we’ve fast-forwarded to where this section begins. Continue reading OnLive CEO reveals ‘entirely new approach’ to wireless, credits Rearden for toppling Shannon’s Law OnLive CEO reveals ‘entirely new approach’ to wireless, credits Rearden for toppling Shannon’s Law originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posts Tagged ‘whatever-reason’
OnLive CEO reveals ‘entirely new approach’ to wireless, credits Rearden for toppling Shannon’s Law
June 30th, 2011 
admin 
Posted in engadget 
Tags: 700mhz, congestion, interference, michigan, reardencompanies, shannon, shannonslaw, Spectrum, steve perlman, video, whatever-reason 
No Comments »Full specs leak for BlackBerry Torch 2, 1.2GHz Snapdragon can’t overcome ugly
April 9th, 2011 admin We understand that it’s hard to take two steps rather than one, but a solid list of specifications isn’t going to make the Torch 2 look any less last-decade . For whatever reason, RIM’s design department seems to be stuck in an era where last-generation is the new next-generation, while it’s internals team has seemingly managed to escape. For those who couldn’t disagree more regarding the exterior, you’ll likely be elated to know that the impending handset will boast a blisteringly fast 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, 8GB of internal storage, 768MB of RAM, a microSD expansion slot, 5 megapixel camera and a 35-key backlit keyboard. You’ll also get a microscopic 2.8-inch LCD with a woeful 640 x 480 resolution, Bluetooth 2.1, a 3.5mm headphone jack, A-GPS, dual-band 802.11b/g/n WiFi and a 720p movie mode. So, one down, one to go — time for a reread , is it RIM? [Thanks, bighap] Full specs leak for BlackBerry Torch 2, 1.2GHz Snapdragon can’t overcome ugly originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
HyperDevbox ExZeus Arcade allays fears that Android games are destined to suck
March 5th, 2010 jedwan For whatever reason, Android’s high-performance Native Development Kit introduced back in the Cupcake days never got a ton of attention despite the subtle hints that it’d give devs the low-level access they needed to create killer, graphically rich, immersive environments ready to compete with pretty much any other gaming device you could shove in your pocket. Of course, at the time, every phone in the market was running an older, slower ARM11 core — so maybe the new generation of ARMv7-based devices we’ve got hanging around now like the Nexus One and Droid are the catalysts we need to get this party started in earnest. Japan’s HyperDevbox studio has just shared the news that its ExZeus Arcade shooter makes full use of the NDK, your microSD card, and a custom sound driver to bring a gaming experience hotter than pretty much anything we’ve seen on Android thus far; the only catch is that you need Android 2.0 or up and a phone with a dedicated GPU to get it going. It’s available now in the Market for a seemingly reasonable $3.99 — and let’s let this serve as a reminder to other game studios that they’ve got the tools and the horsepower to rock Android hard. Follow the break for video of ExZeus in action. Continue reading HyperDevbox ExZeus Arcade allays fears that Android games are destined to suck HyperDevbox ExZeus Arcade allays fears that Android games are destined to suck originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget Tags: catalysts, engadget, exzeus, exzeusarcade, game, gaming, ndk, news, time, tools, whatever-reason No Comments »
