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Over the air software update ;)

• bitwize 5y ago
  Yes but can we download more RAM?
  • FredPret 5y ago
    You put your existing chip in the microwave to encode the upgrade electromagnetically
    • smoldesu 5y ago
      Finally, the successor to Apple Wave!
• xoxxala 5y ago
  If Elon Musk ran Apple, that's the way it would work.
• tediousdemise 5y ago
  This evokes in me an image of a laptop built with fully reconfigurable hardware (something like an FPGA). Imagine if you could actually download a faster processor :)
  • kuhsaft 5y ago
    You can (and most likely already do) with microcode [0] :) [0] https://www.anandtech.com/show/16549/rocket-lake-redux-0x34-microcode-offers-small-performance-gains-on-core-i711700k https://www.anandtech.com/show/16549/rocket-lake-redux-0x34-...
• throwaway889900 5y ago
  In the future, nanobots will accept an over-the-air hardware upgrade and reassemble your CPU to a new configuration.
  • TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
    ...inside your brain. As long as you're paid up.
    • daniel-cussen 5y ago
      I divine that they're already talking about that in meetings about implanted chips, which they want to make mainstream. Brain implant as a service.
    • 0ldskool 5y ago
      You could probably get the free version with ads constantly showing up in your brain.
• cosmotic 5y ago
  As cool as these things run, an over-the-air update that just lets it run a bit hotter could work surprisingly well, especially for devices with fans.