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Five PC Innovations the Industry Should Get To

Posted by Zonk on from the why-not-a-little-innovation? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Flexbeta.net has an article which describes 5 great technological advancements in computing that just about every PC user wants." From the article: "Why has there been such a sudden lack in innovation as of late? Are we in a technological drought? I like to stick to my own diagnosis of the industry as being too concerned with keeping a steady cash flow over social experimentation with new products but then again that's just an opinion from a little guy."

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  1. Re:This is a joke, right? by iwadasn · · Score: 5, Interesting


    How about a few of relevance....

    1) P ?= NP
    2) Memory protection through typesafety alone. Would give all computers a 30+% boost to performance if the security was handled by the compiler, and not the hardware.
    3) IPv6, static IPs for everyone...
    4) Diamond semiconductors. Smaller features than silicon (the carbon atoms are physically smaller), able to withstand immense temperatures, higher performance, more efficent...pretty much just better in every way.
    5) Non volatile ram that doesn't burn out. Instant on computers, and more...

    How's that for a top 5 list of things to do before 2025?