NVIDIA’s Tegra platform combines a low power ARM-based processor with NVIDIA graphics to power ultraportable devices capable of displaying 1080p video over HDMI while using very little power. But ARM processors, which are much more common in cellphones than laptops these days, don’t run Windows. Or rather, Microsoft hasn’t ported Windows XP, Vista, or 7 […]
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NVIDIA lets you slap the ION label on pretty much anything now
NVIDIA’s ION platform started off as a way to provide high quality graphics on low power netbooks and nettops by bundling a GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom CPU. While NVIDIA has been talking about expanding the platform to include chips from VIA, one thing I didn’t really expect was to see NVIDIA start […]
NVIDIA working on next-gen ION platform
The NVIDIA ION platform bundles an Intel Atom processor with an NVIDIA GPU to provide higher performance graphics on a low power chipset. The current chips use a 55nm process, but Fudzilla reports that by the end of the year, NVIDIA will move to a 40nm process. Those ION 2 chips should be available around […]
NVIDIA, Broadcom working on GPU acceleration for Flash video
NVIDIA, Broadcom, and Adobe are working on adding GPU acceleration for Flash video to their video solutions for low power netbooks and MIDs. Because, while you can stream full screen standard definition Hulu video pretty well on a machine 1024 x 600 pixel display and an Intel Atom CPU, good luck trying to do the […]
NVIDIA introduces Tegra powered netbooks running Windows CE
NVIDIA is expanding its Tegra platform, originally designed for touchscreen MIDs, or Mobile Internet Devices, to include netbook-style mini-laptops. Tegra combines an ARM-based processor with an NVIDIA graphics processor to provide high quality graphics on a mobile device while using relatively little power. NVIDIA first dropped a hint that it was working on Tegra netbooks […]
NVIDIA: Intel’s Atom pricing is anti-competitive
Intel charges customers that want Intel Atom chips without the accompanying 945GSE chipset a higher price. Or to put it bluntly, the Intel Atom chip in NVIDIA Ion-based systems costs more than the Atom CPU in netbooks based around Intel’s chipset. So not only will customers wind up paying more for NVIDIA Ion comptuers because […]
NVIDIA demos Tegra netbook built from an HP Mini
When you go to a trade show like CES or CTIA, there’s a good chance that you’ll see a wide array of computers from companies that are known for making computers. But there’s also something else you’ll find: Computers and platforms hacked together to showcase some third party technology. At a Phoenix booth at CES […]
NVIDIA promises $99 Mobile Internet Devices with HD video
There’s been a lot of talk over the last few months about NVIDIA’s new ION platform that will bundle an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom CPU to offer advanced graphics capabilities for netbooks. But ION isn’t the only thing NVIDIA’s got up its sleeve for low poer devices. Today at Mobile World […]
NVIDIA: Cheap laptops will cannibalize mid-priced laptop sales
There’s no question that cheap, low power computers (and computer chips) are selling like hotcakes. And while the profit margins on these devices are certainly lower than the margins on high end gaming rigs, computer makers have to be happy that anything is selling well during the recession. Well, maybe not happy exactly. Graphics chip […]
NVIDIA Ion prototype reviewed
NVIDIA’s new Ion platform pairs an NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GPU with an Intel Atom processor to offer a dramatic boost in graphics performance over the integrated graphics that Intel offers in its chipset. The Intel Atom processor is a popular choice among netbook makers, and while no mini-laptops offer the Ion platform as an alternative […]