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Sony's 'Cell'-based TV Ready By 2006

Posted by simoniker on from the cells-multiplying-rapidly dept.

News for nerds writes "Sony Corp plans to offer a broadband television by 2006 that would incorporate the powerful new 'Cell' processor it is developing with IBM Corp. and Toshiba Corp. The Cell processor is expected to power the upcoming PS3 console, a workstation, server, and other home appliances to form Cell-based P2P network. The sample production of the processor has already started. In PlayStation 3, TV props you!"

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  1. What's with all this 'powered by' stuff? by Andy_R · · Score: 1, Troll

    If Sony does come up with all this wonderful technology, it won't be 'powered by' a cell chip, it will be powered by electricity, probably from a wall socket.

    Someone needs to buy their marketing department a dictionary.

    Actually, come to think of it, everyone needs to buy their marketing department a dictionary.

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