At the heart of every PlayStation 3 is a Cell processor.
And if you have another affordable device that gives me access to Cell processors I'd love to know about it.
Larrabee's philosophy of using many small, simple cores was similar to the ideas behind the Cell processor.
The Cell processor includes one main processor which controls many smaller processors.
Sony decided to experiment with the PS3 and incorporated a Cell processor.
The relatively recent surge of interest in the system-on-a-chip concept (such as the Cell processor) is fueled by these issues.
The Cell processor is scalable for different performance needs.
(Read on for more of my take on the upcoming Cell processor.)
It was used to demonstrate how the PS3's Cell processor would handle visual effects and physics.
In addition, it features a redesigned cooling system and a smaller Cell processor which was moved to a 45nm manufacturing process.