After 4 years of research, experts from HP have successfully developed a mini wireless data chip capable of storing 100 pages of text at speeds of up to 10 Mb/s.
This chip is somewhat similar to RFID wave authentication chips, but the technology that HP has temporarily dubbed “Memory Spot” offers enhanced storage capacity and security. At the same time, it can exchange information up to 10 times faster than current Bluetooth technology, rivaling Wi-Fi.
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The Memory Spot chip is as small as a grain of rice (Source: guardian.co.uk) |
HP asserts that the Memory Spot is small enough to be embedded in paper and operates without a battery, as it harnesses energy from data reading devices.
“There is no doubt that this product will achieve significant success in the long run. However, we still do not know when it will hit the market,” commented Tim Bajarin, Director of Creative Strategies, a research firm based in California.
Consumers will have the opportunity to store comments, music files, or short videos on the chip and attach them to photos. The data reading and writing devices in Memory Spot can also be integrated into mobile phones, handheld computers, printers, and more. “The chip will serve as a bridge between the digital world and the real world. Digital data will be attached to any object we desire,” HP declared.
This company based in Palo Alto, California, plans to present the Memory Spot project to organizations specializing in technology standards, hoping for its market acceptance within the next two years.
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