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Ubiquitous Multi-Gigabit Wireless Within Three Years

Posted by Zonk on from the now-where-is-my-hud dept.

Anonymous Howard passed us a link to the Press Escape blog, and a post about the future of ultra-fast wireless connectivity. Georgia Tech researchers unveiled plans to use ultra-high frequency radio transmissions to achieve very high data transmission rates over short distances. In a few years, the article says, we'll have ubiquitous multi-gigabit wireless connectivity, with some significant advances already under their belts. "GEDC team have already achieved wireless data-transfer rates of 15 gigabits per second (Gbps) at a distance of 1 meter, 10 Gbps at 2 meters and 5 Gbps at 5 meters. 'The goal here is to maximize data throughput to make possible a host of new wireless applications for home and office connectivity,' said Prof. Joy Laskar, GEDC director and lead researcher on the project along with Stephane Pinel. Pinel is confident that Very high speed, p2p data connections could be available potentially in less than two years. The research could lead to devices such as external hard drives, laptop computers, MP-3 players, cell phones, commercial kiosks and others could transfer huge amounts of data in seconds while data centers could install racks of servers without the customary jumble of wires."

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  1. Channeling Homer Simpson by egyptiankarim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey, they've got the Internet on computers now!

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    Eek!
  2. Multi-Gigabit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Burbage dies on pg. 12
    Hedwig dies on pg. 56
    Mad-Eye dies on pg. 78
    Scrimgeour dies on pg. 159
    Wormtail dies on pg. 471
    Dobby dies on pg. 476
    Snape dies on pg. 658
    Fred Weasley dies on pg. 637

    Harry gets fucked up by Voldemort on pg. 704 but comes back to life on pg. 724

    Tonks, Lupin, and Colin Creevy have their deaths confirmed on pg. 743

    19 years after the events in the book:

    Ron has married Hermione, their two children are named Rose and Hugo

    Harry has married Ginny, their three children are named Lily, James, and Albus Severus.

    Draco Malfoy has a son named Scorpius

                    The epilogue shows all of the children boarding the train for Hogwarts together.

    The final lines of the book are: "The scar had not pained Harry for 18 years. All was well."

    Plot Spoilers
    Part of Voldemort's soul was implanted into Harry whenever he used Ara Kadvara on him when he was a baby. Harry then sacrafices himself a la Lilly Potter style, which allows him to kill Voldemort without killing himself. He also has hacks (stone to bring him back to life, and an uber wand).

    Snape went to the good side (Hogwarts, etc.) because he was all emo that Voldemort killed Lilly Potter.

    Harry has three kids with Ginny. Ron and Hermoine fall in love.