The Trim Slice computer from CompuLab is a miniature desktop PC with a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor, 4 USB ports, HDMI output, an SD card slot and a microSD card slot and an optional WiFi adapter. The computer users just 6W of power or less and sells for $280. But what you don’t get for that…
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The NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor which powers most tablets running Google Android 3.x Honeycomb normally runs at 1 GHz. But hackers have been overclocking the dual core chip to run at 1.5 GHz or even higher speeds. You sacrifice a little battery life when you run the chip at speeds exceeding 1 GHz, but you get speedier performance. That means…
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The Motorola XOOM checked a lot of boxes in the “first” category when it launched in February. It was the first tablet computer to ship with a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. It was the first tablet to run Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb and the first to be updated to Android 3.1. And it was the first…
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We’ve already seen a number of Android tablets with NVIDIA Tegra 2 chips hacked with custom software kernels which support overclocking. So it’s no surprise that the Asus Eee Pad Transformer can be overclocked. But it’s still nice to see it happen. Xda-developers forum member netarchy has posted a custom kernel for the Transformer which lets you overclock the chip…
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The ViewSonic gTablet is one of the cheapest tablets available with a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. Unfortunately the $300 tablet (which often goes on sale for even less than that) has a 1024 x 600 pixel display, ships with Android 2.2 and doesn’t include access to the Google Android Market. While there’s nothing you can do…
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CompuLab has announced that the Trim Slice computer the company began showing off earlier this year is now available for purchase for $199 and up. The Trim Slice is a small (I mean, really, really small) desktop computer with a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. The computer has 4 USB ports, 2 SD card slots, an RS232…
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Best Buy is now offering the Acer Iconia Tab A500 for $449.99. The Acer tablet features a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, and Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. The Iconia Tab A500 has 16GB of storage and 802.11b/g/n WiFi. This model doesn’t feature any 3G option, but at $450, it’s one…
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Chinese PC maker has unveiled two new laptop computers which will eschew the usual Intel or AMD processor for an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core ARM Cortex-A9 chip. The company isn’t showing off the actual laptops yet, but Charbax spotted spec sheets at a trade show in China. The Malata PC-B1002 is a 10 inch laptop with a 1024 x…
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You know that ViewSonic gTablet that’s on sale for $280 today? The one with the 10 inch display and 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor? How would you like it if that was a 1.4GHz chip instead of 1 GHz? Because it turns out that’s how fast one hacker managed to get the tablet to run by using…
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Update: Good news everyone. It looks like NVIDIA is not dropping support for older Android tablets that were based on earlier Tegra 2 designs. The company will continue to make its code and drivers available for the ViewSonic G-Tablet, Notion Ink Adam, and other older Tegra 2-based devices. All that’s changed is that NVIDIA planned to phase out support…
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Woot is offering the ViewSonic G Tablet 10 inch Android tablet for $279.99 + $5 for shipping and handling today only. The tablet may not have the super high resolution display offered by the latest tablets from Motorola, Samsung, Toshiba, and others. But this little guy is a pretty capable machine, especially if you’re willing to play with custom firmware…
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The Motorola XOOM and Notion Ink Adam are two of the first Android tablets to ship with NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processors. But there are a number of differences between these two devices. One comes from a small Indian company while the other comes from a long-established hardware maker known for producing phones, set top boxes, and other consumer…
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