Air Force Taps PlayStation 3 For Research.

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      UNITED States
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      UNITED States. Air Force
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on a request for proposals issued by the U.S. Air Force to purchase 2,200 Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game consoles for research. It states that the Air Force Research Laboratory in New York intends to explore the chip technology inside the PS3, particularly the Cell Broadband Engine Architecture. It cites that the Air Force wanted to know whether the PS3 chips could be a cost-effective technology for the modernization of the military's computer systems.