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Nvidia demos Tegra running Android
NVIDIA'S TEGRA HAS gone paranoid Android at MWC. The firm was earlier seen showing off its Tegra system on chip (SoC), running Google's Android OS and boasting about the firm's new Tegra 600 series platform which purportedly enables a $99, always-connected HD mobile internet device (MID) that can go days between battery charges.
MWC seemed the perfect venue for Nvidia to show off Tegra, which integrates a CPU, GPU, northbridge, southbridge and memory controller all on the same little chip, which can be easily bunged into smartphones and little, tiny lappies.
Michael Rayfield, general manager of the mobile business unit at Nvidia said, "Nvidia and Google are both working to unlock the visual computing potential of mobile devices," adding that the power of Tegra, coupled with Gurgle's android, was really quite special and moving.
Actually, Tegra seems quite similar to Qualcomm's Snapdragon, so we at the INQ managed to choke back the emotional tears as Rayfield continued to say Nvidia would be joining the Open Handset Alliance to give a... err, hand to mobile graphics in general. Give them a big hand… or talk to the hand, whichever you fancy, really.
Waxing lyrical about MIDs – a market which, to all intents and purposes, has yet to really take off – Rayfield emphasised, "The evolution of mobile internet devices has blurred the line between the PC and the mobile phone." Or at least between tiny netbooks and mobiles. Noting that, until recently, punters could shell out for "just another 'gadget' with limited functionality" or a PC that's not 'always on', Rayfield noted he believed the Tegra-based platform combined "the best of both worlds."
Personally, we reckon that 'best' may be taking it all a little far, but what Tegra does sport is 720p and 1080p video playback, Full Wi-fi and 3G connectivity and hardware support for Web 2.0 applications. It's also easy(er) on battery life and supports a Windows CE OS, application viewers, full Internet browser, UI framework, board support package (BSP), software development kit (SDK), Web mail client and a smorgasbord of other features.
The Green Goblin also told press it had partnered with Ericsson Mobile Platforms, in order to add 3G communication capability to its new platform. µ
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Might you guys be missing something? Tegra has amazing gaphix (HD video) and speed for a low powered phone like device. Nothing else is close to this although Intel's Atom Z280 (I think that's the model) should be catching up when it's released. Still Nvidia have had this thing as a demo for over a year and where can you buy one?
I read in some news posted that Intel also wants to void Nvidia current license cause they voided their current license by telling customers that they are license to produce chipset for nehalem. If Intel wins, this would affect current Apple Products and ION too since nvidia's current license would be void. Won't it?
It really doesn't matter what they say about it, if they don't get the drivers for accelerated graphics in windows ce.
There are already wince smart phones with no hardware acceleration on the graphics end.
So is it to run Android or WindowsCE? You say it supports WinCE, but will they use andoriod. Also will the US$99 translate to a £400 UK price?
"...and hardware support for Web 2.0 applications."
And that is???
Am I missing something here or is this really just 'nVidia releases WinCE based mobile device platform'.