packet in photos
Photos: IBM's store of the future
Photo The same can happen with a foil-lined packet. One of these is an Electronic Shelf Edge Label (Esel) support network. Esels do away with the time-consuming process of replacing paper price labels whenever there's a price... [08 Oct 2008]
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo Forty years after packet switching was invented, silicon.com took a wander through the history of its birthplace: the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Bushy Park, Middlesex. Delve deeper into packet... [02 Sep 2008]
Photos: The tech that holds up the net
Photo Packet switching is one of the crucial technologies that made the internet possible. Speaking to silicon.com, NPL chief scientist, professor John Pethica explained: "The whole idea of packet switching is... [06 Aug 2008]