From Emma Thomas:
One of the most common and possibly only major complaint people have about technology is just how quickly it is changing, making the newest, latest and greatest gadgets outdated once people finally purchase them. However, this could all change with a breakthrough from Tabulba. Researchers from the start-up company have created an idea that could revolutionize gadgets like iPods, cell phones, digital cameras and televisions: the reprogrammable chip. It would essentially make instant hardware updates for consumer products. The chips are five times cheaper to manufacture and stronger than some programmable chips currently being used in large equipment like CT scanners.
"The result of such technology means consumer electronics that can receive chip hardware upgrades in the same way our handheld devices get software upgrades pushed through periodically. Instead of coming out with a whole new digital camera or television, etc, a manufacturer could push through a chip upgrade and thus offer more features," read the article by Jaymi Heimbuch in the Science & Technology section of Treehugger.com.
Read the full article at: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/reprogrammable-chip-breakthrough-could-mean-instant-gadget-hardware-upgrades.php
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