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Measuring the User For CPU Frequency Scaling

Posted by timothy on from the no-this-one-goes-in-your-mouth dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Empathic Systems Project a Northwestern University demonstrate up to 50% power savings by controlling CPU frequency scaling based upon the end user. They measure the user with eye trackers, galvanic skin response, and force sensors to find a CPU frequency that the user is satisfied with. They are currently studying user activity and system performance on mobile architectures, specifically the Android G1 phone."

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  1. Re:Way I read it by john_roy · · Score: 0, Troll

    First of all, I can't stand down in to Wallmart and I don't have any intentions too because I'm not an American nor do I live in the US. You do know that SUV's is mostly an American thing. But that's not the point, and I'm not going to make this an country issue, since we have the same shit over here. I must point out that I only use my car on the weekend's and I do use public transportation, but I know that's not an option to everybody especially in the USA.
    About your comment, It's the kind of thinking that don't make you any better. I don't do "this" because the others don't do "that"... I don't buy an hybrid car because I want to squeeze a few miles per hour of my car and my car as to be faster than my neighbor's car. I want my quad core 3 GHz always at full speed even that I don't use 5% of my 4 CPU's most of the time.
    Good thinking both of you. You should be real proud...

  2. farts by NicknamesAreStupid · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why don't we just plug them into out butts and run 'em on methane. Mine would clock 10THz.