Chip gives broadband from the mains

The Inquirer
Oct. 03, 2005

ELECTRIC outfit Matsushita has released a chip that will allow you to set up broadband connections using the power supply in your house.

The big idea is that instead of messing around with wireless connections, you can link using the wires that run the lecky

Apparently there are all sorts of products that are being developed to run the chip. And, theoretically, it will mean that some of these appliances can talk to each other, share data, and build philosophies on the meaning of life.

A network connected refrigerator may email you from the home computer to let you know that you are low on eggs.

Although the technology has been around for some time the Matsushita's system claims to deliver fast-speed broadband information at up to 170 megabits per second, which is faster than standard Ethernet.













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