Nvidia Tegra News, Updates and Latest Development watch

[jethro_static]

Good points. I think Nvidia will sell the chips to the phone manufacturers and it's up to them which OS they wanna install. In the prototype case, They pick Windows CE 5 which is basically WM6. The UI is just gonna run on top of WM. Meaning, it's like a plugin Like,touchflo HTC created.. U can put whatever is available on the time of release. If U watch the older youtube videos, U can see that the UI has evolved already. it's nicer now than before. Nvidia showcase the power of the chip by building a 3D UI using openGL that runs on top of winCE. Who could have thought it's posible? even Iphone or any other phone cannot do that because they don't have a dedicated GPU, an HD and audio decoder onboard. Which make the tegra ahead of the game. So with the UI on top of WM7, it will only make things better. WM7 will optimize the 3d engine of the device. Or whatever OS it will run.

Bill gates once said on his keynote, the PC's specs will go down, and the phones specs will go up. Then they will meet at the middle. With the release of countless nos. of UMPC's and the release of phone's like Touch HD, We are getting close to Gates vision. I am pretty confident that the Tegra is the life form of that vision. Nvidia's plan is computer 1st, Phone 2nd. with that being said, It's already on the top of the game coz phone is just a function of the computer. Unlike devices now(A phone with multimedia function, a phone with browser, a phone with youtube). which is why Tegra will shut down the phone game like what mah man torx said.

[jethro_static]

Ok, I found this video ofcourse in youtube showing the demo of a game called eXfusion. It's has 3d graphics and I can definitely say that tegra will give PSP a run for they're money. Hit the link for the demo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEoo_w3Fuc4

Do I smell accelerometer need to be in the device too?

[Nagrom Nniuq]

I believe they already showed it had an accelerometer at CTIA.

[jethro_static]

Originally Posted by Nagrom Nniuq

I believe they already showed it had an accelerometer at CTIA.

Yeah. I remember after I post that. LOL sorry.

[jethro_static]

OK, Nvidia's Tegra has been MIA in last months. Nobody knows whats up with it. Well finally, they came out of hybernation and announced that the Tegra chip will start shipping mid 2009. What??? mid of 09 start shipping that chip? then manufacturers will start to build a device around it after they have it? OMFG! U make people wait this long, They or I may say we will not wait for it at all! Prolly, when the device finally comes out, it's an old news already. Ha! Iphone might release something that will ruin ur plans way before U even release ur Tegra.

Here's the news:
Nvidia plans to ship its new Tegra system-on-a-chip for mobile devices by the middle of next year, the company's CEO said on Thursday.
The coming-out party for Tegra will be in the spring of 2009, said Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia's president and CEO, during a conference call to discuss its financial results. Spring in the U.S. runs from about April to June. Development of the chip is going well, he said.
Announced earlier this year, Tegra puts an Arm processor core, a GeForce graphics core and other components, including a high-definition video decoder, onto a single chip. The product lineup will include the Tegra 600 running at 700MHz and the Tegra 650 running at 800MHz. It will also include the Tegra APX 2500.
Tegra will put Nvidia in direct competition with Intel, which released its low-power Atom processors earlier this year. Apple is also taking a stab at the mobile chip market, using the acquisition of PA Semi earlier this year to develop systems-on-chips for the iPhone.
There are big expectations on Tegra as a major revenue generator for Nvidia next year, Huang said. On Thursday the company announced revenue for its third quarter of US$897.7 million, down 20 percent from the sale quarter the year before. Net income was $61.7 million, down from $235.7 million last year.

Taken from here:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente..._ceo_says.html

[Torx]

sheesh.. we probably wont see tegra phones until late 2009/2010, and phones with our preferred features until mid 2010... and tegra USA phones until late 2010/2011

pathetic.

[jethro_static]

Originally Posted by Torx

sheesh.. we probably wont see tegra phones until late 2009/2010, and phones with our preferred features until mid 2010... and tegra USA phones until late 2010/2011

pathetic.

I guess we'll just wait for the Quad Band Touch HD.

[jethro_static]

Ok, Apparently, it's not only the chipwill start shipping on mid '09. The device itself will possibly in our hands by mid 09. Haaayyy. what a relief. Now, I know MID will come first then the Phone. So somewhere between Q2 and Q3 of 09, we will see the 1st APX2500 phone. The delay was caused by the design win process according to Nvidia. Hmmm, They must have a Bad@ss design to be delayed like that. well anyways, read the links for moe infos.

Whewww! Torx really scare me with his predictions. LOL

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/...m_on_Chip.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvi...egra,6581.html

[Nagrom Nniuq]

Tegra APX 2500
Processor: ARM11 600 MHz MPCore Processor
Memory: NAND flash, Mobile DDR or NOR
Graphics: Image Processor [FWGA 854 * 480 pixels]
Up to 12 Megapixel camera support
LCD controller resolutions up to 1680x1050
Storage: IDE for SSD
Video Codecs: Up to 720p H.264 & VC-1 Decoding and Up to 720p H.264 Encoding
MP3, WMA, and AAC playback
Includes GeForce ULV support for OpenGL ES 2.0, Direct3D Mobile, and programmable shaders
Output: HDMI, VGA, composite, S-Video, Stereo Jack, USB
USB On-The-Go
NVIDIA nPower™ technology, enabling over 10 hours of HD video playback and up to 100 hours of audio
Processor speed, graphics and southbridge will vary depending on the lineup each of the products target.

All-day media processing, for 130 hours audio, 30 hours HD video playback
HD image processing for advanced digital still camera and HD camcorder functions

Optimized hardware support for Web 2.0 applications for a true desktop-class internet experience

Display support for 1080p HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD and CRT, and NTSC/PAL TV-Out

Direct support for WiFi, disk drives, keyboard, mouse, and other peripherals

A complete Board Support Package (BSP) to enable fast times to market for Window Mobile-based designs



JIC anyone didn't know all the specs knowns right now.

[jethro_static]

Adobe flash 10 is the latest flash player/plugin from adobe. It is used by our desktop PC browser to display flash contents of a website. It is coming to devices running Arm core and of course Nvidia Tegra which we all know has an ARM processor. What makes this really Exciting is that Adobe and Arm is bringing the real time Web browsing on portable devices like our phones, MIDs PMP and so on. We can finally have the real FIE in our hand. FIE stands for Full Internet Experience if U don't already know. Check out the article:

Michael Rayfield, general manager of Nvidia's mobile business, said, "Nvidia is working with ARM and Adobe to ensure Adobe Flash technology takes full advantage of Nvidia Tegra computer-on-a-chip solutions." A key supporter of Windows Mobile, Nividia announced the ARM11-based, 600MHz Tegra APX2500 in February, following up in June with the 700MHz Tegra 600 and 800MHz Tegra 650, the latter touted as supporting display resolutions up to 1680 x 1050.

taken from here:
http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS4862209625.html