Some of my friends have recently bought PS3 and others are talking about how fantastic the console is not only for gamers but for any gadget lovers. I know none of my friends are hardcore gamers and if they are buying it for non-gaming use then I must know what they are buying for. Well, some got excuses to replace the DVD player with Blue Ray and since PS3 comes with Blue Ray player, it makes logical sense to buy PS3 instead if price is right. However, price of standalone BDP is following the regular trend of going south, but being able to use PS3 as a very powerful Linux system is what distinguishes it from other gaming console.
As you know, PS3 features CELL processors designed and manufactured jointly by IBM, Sony and Toshiba. CELL processor makes PS3 a computing powerhouse, Read the CELL architecture explained by Nicholas Blachford. You can also read the CELL story at IBM Research Innovation that matters website.
The fact that PS3 uses open platform, people are using it for playing blue ray movie discs, playing games, streaming videos and pictures and best of all installing Linux to make it a full-fledged computing system.
In fact most Linux vendors Fedora, Ubuntu and Suse have dedicated website for instructions to install their OS on PS3.
The story that sounded most interesting was the making of PS3 Gravity Grid. PS3 Gravity Grid is a cluster of 16 PS3 console put together by UMass Researchers for their supercomputing project. Read the story and consider converting your PS3 as a Linux system with Ubuntu on it. Are you ready my friends?
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