http://gigaom.com/2008/11/18/sc08-michael-dell-details-everyday-supercomputing/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:20:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/18/sc08-michael-dell-details-everyday-supercomputing/#comment-937974 Long View: As Devices Converge, Chip Vendors Girding For a Fight Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:18:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=29499#comment-937974 [...] Dell has shoved a bunch of graphics cards into a workstation that it plans to sell as a research-oriented superpowered desktop, and Cray has teamed up with Intel and Nvidia to produce the CX-1 desktop supercomputer. Heavy number crunchers, such as those perfecting digital special effects for movies, are the market for these desktop supercomputers. They are joined at the other end of of the spectrum by those consuming the end result of such heavy-duty computing. Later this year, consumers will be able to buy netbooks or cheap desktops that have CPUs tied to graphics processors that enable them to play HD videos delivered via the web on a home television. [...] [...] Dell has shoved a bunch of graphics cards into a workstation that it plans to sell as a research-oriented superpowered desktop, and Cray has teamed up with Intel and Nvidia to produce the CX-1 desktop supercomputer. Heavy number crunchers, such as those perfecting digital special effects for movies, are the market for these desktop supercomputers. They are joined at the other end of of the spectrum by those consuming the end result of such heavy-duty computing. Later this year, consumers will be able to buy netbooks or cheap desktops that have CPUs tied to graphics processors that enable them to play HD videos delivered via the web on a home television. [...]

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