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NVIDIA Launches Tegra K1-Based SHIELD Tablet, Wireless Controller

Posted by timothy on from the pretty-high-resolution-there dept.

MojoKid (1002251) writes NVIDIA just officially announced the SHIELD Tablet (powered by their Tegra K1 SoC) and SHIELD wireless controller. As the SHIELD branding implies, the new SHIELD tablet and wireless controller builds upon the previously-released, Android-based SHIELD portable to bring a gaming-oriented tablet to consumers. The SHIELD Tablet and wireless controller are somewhat of mashup of the SHIELD portable and the Tegra Note 7, but featuring updated technology and better build materials. You could think of the SHIELD Tablet and wireless controller as an upgraded SHIELD portable gaming device, with the screen de-coupled from the controller. The device features NVIDIA's Tegra K1 SoC, paired to 2GB of RAM and an 8", full-HD IPS display, with a native resolution of 1920x1200. There are also a pair of 5MP cameras on the SHIELD Tablet (front and rear), 802.11a/b/g/n 2x2 MIMO WiFi configuration, GPS, a 9-axis motion sensor, and Bluetooth 4.0 LE. In addition to the WiFi-only version (which features 16GB of internal storage), NVIDIA has a 32GB version coming with LTE connectivity as well. NVIDIA will begin taking pre-orders for the SHIELD Tablet and wireless controller immediately.

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  1. SHIELD, SHIELD, SHIELD by leomekenkamp · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why so much shouting and why so much repetition of a name? Not trolling but actually curiuous: is there an actual reason for this?

    I take it the primary function of this style was not intended to simply annoy me.

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  2. LOL ... by gstoddart · · Score: 2

    Marvel's Androids of SHIELD?

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    Lost at C:>. Found at C.
  3. 1920x1200 1920x1080 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The device features NVIDIA's Tegra K1 SoC, paired to 2GB of RAM and an 8", full-HD IPS display, with a native resolution of 1920x1200."

    Welp, gamers aren't going to want to buy this, since they think 1920x1200 is lower resolution than "full HD" 1920x1080.

  4. Re:1920x1200 1920x1080 by Russ1642 · · Score: 2

    You can't call it the 'device'. It must always be referred to as the SHIELD Tablet.

  5. nVidia by Demoknight · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I truly think that nVidia doesn't get enough credit for what they're doing here. These are essentially reference devices similar to the Nexus program that Google runs. We get to see nVidia's vision of a standard tablet with a non intrusive android skin running their shiny new SOC and at the same time they're doing it at a price point that's far from painless.

  6. One step forward, 3 steps back? by barc0001 · · Score: 2

    This product is baffling. The original nVidia SHIELD's competitive advantage was the built in controller. Now they give you a tablet and a wireless controller. Just like ANY other tablet out there already. With all of the same problems. How do I play on that tablet when I'm on the train or bus with the controller? Balance the tablet on my lap? I tried that with my Nexus 7, it doesn't work worth a crap. I don't play GTA 3 on my N7, not because it can't handle the game, but because using a separate controller with the tablet is a logistical nightmare. SHIELD v1 solved that problem, and now v2 re-introduced it. I don't get it.