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The PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system unleashes a brilliant, high-definition entertainment experience with its Cell Broadband Engine that delivers a gaming experience that is beyond what you know today. Its built-in Blu-ray Disc drive delivers a whole new generation in high-definition gaming and unmatched digital media storage.
 
Whether it?s gaming, Blu-ray movies, music or online services, PlayStation 3 will change your digital life. High-definition capabilities: Enjoy high-definition entertainment, HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) means you can use your PlayStation 3 with high-definition televisions as well as conventional TVs. Hard Disk Drive (HDD): The PlayStation 3 comes with a 60GB removable hard disk drive (HDD) allowing you to store your music, images and video files as well as content downloaded from Sony?s online service. System interoperability: The PlayStation 3 and PSP are designed to work together so you can easily exchange media like photos, videos and music from your PlayStation 3 system to your PSP. Game developers are also working on innovative and exciting ways of integrating the PSP system into PlayStation 3 games. The PlayStation 3 is powered by the Cell Broadband Engine, a revolutionary microprocessor that leapfrogs the performance of existing processors, giving the PlayStation 3 system supercomputer-like power and performance that until now, game developers have only dreamt about. For example, the Cell Broadband Engine is 40 times faster than the chip that is found inside the PlayStation 2 console. The PlayStation 3 system?s Cell Broadband Engine is the very thing that game developers have always dreamt about. Its unique multi-processing unit design represents a tour de force in parallel processing. The ability to do more of everything at the same time means more enemies, more AI, more explosions, and more realistic gameplay. Amazing gameplay elements such as ragdoll physics and keyframe animation
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Playstation 3 with 40Gb Hard Drive

Playstation 3 with 40Gb Hard Drive

Intuitive new controller uses break through motion sensing technology.Play Blu ray discs for high definition content.Play games, movies and music.Comes with 40Gb hard disc drive.Supports most data storage formats including USB 2.0.Not compatible with

Playstation 3 with 60 Gb Hard Drive

Playstation 3 with 60 Gb Hard Drive

Intuitive new controller uses break through motion sensing technology.Play Blu ray discs for high definition content.Plays games, movies and music.Comes with 60GB hard disc drive.Supports most data storage formats including USB 2.0, memory stick, SD

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Live from Sony’s E3 2008 Media Briefing - VIP Breakdown


VIP Breakdown

Live from Sony’s E3 2008 Media Briefing
VIP Breakdown, WA - 1 hour ago
Same for the Playstation 3. He gives some props to PS3 as well, talking about Blu-ray and the Cell processor. “We’re here to talk about genre-defining ...

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MAG "could only be done on the PlayStation 3" - Play.tm


Scientific American

MAG "could only be done on the PlayStation 3"
Play.tm, UK - Jul 16, 2008
He didn't explain the exact details but in his speech he noted that the Cell processor's SPEs (synergistic processing elements) "eat everything you throw at ...
Sony Has No Plans to Cut PlayStation 3 Pricing – Company. X-bit Labs
Nintendo lead from the front BBC News
Sony defends PS3 games console Radio 1
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PlayStation processor dominates green supercomputing - ElectronicsWeekly.com


PlayStation processor dominates green supercomputing
ElectronicsWeekly.com, UK - Jul 21, 2008
by Steve Bush Computers based on the Cell processor dominate the world ranking for energy efficient supercomputers, according to the just-published Green500 ...

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New Toshiba Qosmios Get Centrino 2 Boost - PC Magazine


Legit Reviews

New Toshiba Qosmios Get Centrino 2 Boost
PC Magazine - Jul 14, 2008
... first parallel media co-processor, similar to the Cell processors found on the Sony PlayStation 3. It's a Cell derivative, not an actual Cell processor, ...
Cell Processor Powers the Toshiba Qosmio G55 Mobile Magazine
Toshiba launches Cell-based laptop PC Pro
Toshiba Qosmio World's First Laptop with Cell Processor Technology MarketWatch
The Tech Herald
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Sony Plans to Install 65nm Graphics Processor into PlayStation 3 - X-bit Labs


Sony Plans to Install 65nm Graphics Processor into PlayStation 3
X-bit Labs, CA - Jun 27, 2008
Earlier Sony denied that certain models of PlayStation 3 got Cell processor made using 65nm process technology last Fall. The Nvidia RSX graphics processor ...
Sony Greens The Playstation 3 Tom's Games
PlayStation 3 Chips Downsized IGN
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