Things are about to change as IBM is on the verge of unveiling what it claims to be the World smallest computer.

Today is the kick off of IBM Think 2018, the company’s flagship conference. This is where the company plans to unveil the world smallest computer. This is really serious, its physically smaller than a flash drive.

This chip has the computing power of the x86 chip from 1990. so that’s not great compared to what we have today, but bear in mind, you need a microscope to see it.

The computer will cost less than ten cents to manufacture, and will also pack “several hundred thousand transistors,” according to the company. These will allow it to “monitor, analyse, communicate, and even act on data.”

Don’t be afraid, It works with blockchain.

Specifically, this computer will be a data source for blockchain applications. It’s intended to help track the shipment of goods and detect theft, fraud, and non-compliance. It can also do basic AI tasks, such as sorting the data it’s given.

According to IBM, this is only the beginning. “Within the next five years, cryptographic anchors — such as ink dots or tiny computers smaller than a grain of salt — will be embedded in everyday objects and devices,” says IBM head of research Arvind Krishna. If he’s correct, we’ll see way more of these tiny systems in objects and devices in the years to come.

Source: https://www.pekipan.com/ibm-has-created-a-computer-that-is-smaller-than-a-flash-drive/#.Wq-3nKjwbIU