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nVidia Preview 'Tegra' MID Platform

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the fits-in-the-something-of-your-something dept.

wild_berry writes "nVidia have previewed their Mobile Internet Device platform which will be officially unveiled at Computex in the next few days. The platform features CPU's named Tegra paired with nVidia chipset and graphics technology. Tegra is a system-on-a-chip featuring an ARM 11 core and nVidia's graphics technologies permitting 1080p HiDef television decode and OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics. Engadget's page has more details, such as the low expected price ($199-249), huge battery life (up to 130 hours audio/30 hours HD video) and enough graphics power to render Quake3 anti-aliased at 40FPS."

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  1. Yer! ARM laptop by jabjoe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've been waiting for ARM laptop thing. Real battery life! Why do I need x86 compatibility? Give me battery life every time.

  2. Re:Media player. by Lord+Ender · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is that an auto-generated comment? Are you a bot?

    The article is about a new processor for mobile devices. Asking if it supports ogg is like asking if your ethernet cable supports MP3.

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  3. Re:Closed :( by LuxMaker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Who gives a shit? (2)

    Over half the slashdotters here maybe?
    Open source of course allows for more flexibility as well as a review for vulnerabilities.
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