The new Nvidia APX 2500 does a lot of what people have mentioned. It's an application processor that enables High Definition video and 3D user interfaces. Check out some of the features that this chip will enable cell phone manufacturers to do:
- The industry's first HD (720p) playback and capture capability for handheld devices
- HD Camcorder
- HD Pictures
- A new ultra-low-power (ULP) GeForce® core that is fully OpenGL ES 2.0 and Microsoft Direct3D® Mobile compliant and the lowest power 3D hardware solution available for acceleration of intuitive 3D user interfaces.
- NVIDIA nPower™ technology, enabling over 10 hours of high-definition video playback and up to 100 hours of audio—more than four times the audio playback of the latest touch-screen phones.
- The connectivity and media acceleration technologies required to enable the latest Web 2.0 applications, from effortless web browsing and social networking to GPS and mapping applications.
The cool thing about this is that the processor is going into full production by Q2 2008 and will ONLY be available on Windows Mobile Phones (WM7?) I can't wait till HTC gets their hands on one of these. The demo phone had HDMI out. I read the article on
www.gangstaboogy.com and the site has pics showing some screenies of the cell chip in use.
