The "problem" is that even cheap phone processors have far more processing power than needed. Anything that requires real processing power already is offloaded to the net. There is no need to scavenge cycles from other processors. I have a bunch of Arduinos and Raspberry Pi processors doing a bunch of stuff (mostly collecting data) and they all are overkill for the task at hand. They mostly send data to servers and/or retrieve massaged data for presentation. I can't imagine any of these processors ever becom
The problem is, Arduino cycles are expensive compared to something like a i7, when you compare actual performance per watt.
Low power devices for connected devices save power by not doing stuff. If you make them run their CPUs, they use more power and they are FAR less efficient at actually running then their big brothers like a desktop or server class intel chip.
It is ridiculously inefficient to use the spare CPU on your phone, Raspberry Pi or Arduino, just buy the proper CPU for the task. And lets be real, add up all the spare CPU power in your home on these low power devices... and eventually, with a big enough home and enough devices... you'll get a Pentium Pro out of them.
Cycles are too cheap (Score:5, Informative)
The "problem" is that even cheap phone processors have far more processing power than needed. Anything that requires real processing power already is offloaded to the net. There is no need to scavenge cycles from other processors.
I have a bunch of Arduinos and Raspberry Pi processors doing a bunch of stuff (mostly collecting data) and they all are overkill for the task at hand. They mostly send data to servers and/or retrieve massaged data for presentation. I can't imagine any of these processors ever becom
Re:Cycles are too cheap (Score:2)
The problem is, Arduino cycles are expensive compared to something like a i7, when you compare actual performance per watt.
Low power devices for connected devices save power by not doing stuff. If you make them run their CPUs, they use more power and they are FAR less efficient at actually running then their big brothers like a desktop or server class intel chip.
It is ridiculously inefficient to use the spare CPU on your phone, Raspberry Pi or Arduino, just buy the proper CPU for the task. And lets be real, add up all the spare CPU power in your home on these low power devices ... and eventually, with a big enough home and enough devices ... you'll get a Pentium Pro out of them.
Stupid and inefficient.