/* DEFENDER GENERATED SALTS */ define('AUTH_KEY', '<{$xxjzx%3bNbK+txNTyqx7&cMF9Nw%kY0Rxm)M7s,sfS0.nh qyFyoK3><`c$uY'); define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', '9b%31=W|#Yl6tX4`4Wb1dzk<8oekKu0oH 0@UtU)bahHl<@f$x^X3|gfn*mMfa~Z'); define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'NH*zV|`SJwD#A_026]bSZ1-uul|Z]6/JP/).m6inx9RH}B!4c7/$X0lGRfNlx2Nk'); define('NONCE_KEY', 'u|z2xQm3ZoRh[x9no*5Kdy-~3Q[O^/g+R-z@1qJ$cKngR}4]EPVzRhR -7KGy.0='); define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', '>Z`v[XNq:*;RY|q!LOP{n7$rpi.@t~Q+9GPuIt2x!W{|]{W7s-@4|*8`6?+ys3v|'); define('NONCE_SALT', 'v}--dJ1YH$^A|*5[zfkqi?y]z>GNv!qA)8+a=}0NLH Device Comparison – 10 Years Apart | The Gadget Grill

Device Comparison – 10 Years Apart

Posted by in Features | Comments Off on Device Comparison – 10 Years Apart

Apple iMac

Apple iMac

As 2010 closed, ARS Technica posted an interesting comparison of a couple of hardware bases for some technology items, comparing an iMac from 2000 with a current iPhone 4.

The comparison is really quite interesting.

2000: iMac 2010: iPhone 4
Operating System Mac OS 9.0.4 iOS 4.0
Processor 500 MHz PowerPC G3 CPU,
128MB Memory		 1 Ghz ARM A4 CPU,
512MB Memory
Graphics ATI Rage 128 Pro,
8MB of memory
(8 million triangles)		 PowerVR SGX 535,
uses system memory
(28 million triangles)
Screen 786K pixels 614K pixels
Data Transfer Speeds 1.3-12.5 MB/s
(DVD-ROM-1/100 Ethernet)		 04-20MB/s
(3G-WiFi)
Storage 30GB Hard Drive 32GB Flash Drive
Dimensions 15.0 x 15.0 x 17.1 inches 4.5 x 2.31 x .31 inches
Weight 34.7 pounds 4.8 Ounces

There are a number of things evident here: the size and weight of the computing platform has been significantly reduced, but with an amazing increase in the power available to the end user.

Apple iPhone 4

Apple iPhone 4

What will we be seeing compared with the iPhone 4 at the end of 2020? And what devices should we do a ten year comparison on, at the end of 2011?

Related posts:

  1. Moog for the iPhone Those people at Moog have now written a synthesiser app...
  2. Mac Mini Gets Even Smaller This week Apple announced price reductions on its Mac Mini...
  3. The Apology Did you know that, over fifty years ago, a guy...
  4. Droning Along Tuesday this week was a busy day, with no less...
  5. Look Ma – No Hands! Want mind control for your iPhone? There’s now an app...