http://www.diigo.com/user/Sscajun/superfast Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:51:20 -0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:51:20 -0000 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3689881.ece <p>The latest spin-off from Cern, the particle physics centre that created the web, the grid could also provide the kind of power needed to transmit holographic images; allow instant online gaming with hundreds of thousands of players; and offer high-definition video telephony for the price of a local call.<br /><br /></p><p><strong>Highlights and Sticky Notes:</strong><p><div class="content">At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection,</div></p><p><div class="content"><p>the grid could also provide the kind of power needed to transmit holographic images; allow instant online gaming with hundreds of thousands of players; and offer high-definition video telephony for the price of a local call. </p><p></p></div></p><p><div class="content">“With this kind of computing power, future generations will have the ability to collaborate and communicate in ways older people like me cannot even imagine,”</div></p><p><div class="content">“It will lead to what’s known as cloud computing, where people keep all their information online and access it from anywhere,”</div></p><p><div class="content">“Projects like the grid will bring huge changes in business and society as well as science,”</div></p><p><div class="content">“Holographic video conferencing is not that far away. Online gaming could evolve to include many thousands of people, and social networking could become the main way we communicate.</div></p><p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/sscajun/the+grid' rel='tag'>the grid</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/sscajun/cloud+computing' rel='tag'>cloud computing</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/sscajun/superfast' rel='tag'>superfast</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/sscajun/network' rel='tag'>network</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/sscajun/grid' rel='tag'>grid</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/sscajun'>sscajun</a></p> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:51:20 -0000 60