Download an HD film in a second…

No, that’s not a typo and yes I have had my morning coffee… at least I’ve begun the caffeine onslaught for the day.

My man Phil Murphy, our IT guru at fmi marketing solutions, passed along this story to me and while I am surely no techie (the car I drive has a cassette player in it – and I still use it), I am always interested in and intrigued by innovation, ingenuity and really neat stuff.

The story, which appeared on Gizmodo.com, tells of Intel’s latest invention, something they call “Silicon photonics.”

This new concoction (see how techno-savvy I am) will allow users to “transfer the entire printed catalog of the Library of Congress in a minute and a half”… or something like that. The transfer speed for Silicon photonics will be a staggering 50 gigabits per second.

Intel CTO Justin Rattner, in the official press release, stated…

“This achievement of the world’s first 50Gbps silicon photonics link with integrated hybrid silicon lasers marks a significant achievement in our long term vision of ‘siliconizing’ photonics and bringing high bandwidth, low cost optical communications in and around future PCs, servers, and consumer devices.”

Now I have no clue what any of that means but… I’ll be damned if doesn’t sound very cool.

Here’s a video Intel created to show off their new toy, which by the way, is not available yet – Rattner said Intel hopes to have silicon photonics “widely deployed” by mid-decade…

Here’s the full story at Gizmodo and the official Intel press release.

Now, if anyone knows how to stop the clock from blinking on my VCR, I would greatly appreciate your help.

For now, I’m going to go in my car and pop in my Milli Vanilli tape.

Tags: fmi, fmi marketing solutions, gizmodo, intel, Justin Rattner, Milli Vanilli, Silicon photonics

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