NVIDIA, a company once focused entirely on giant graphics cards for home computers, has already quite successfully re-positioned itself as a player in the mobile graphics world. Now it’s poised to really shake things up, announcing the acquisition o…
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NVIDIA acquiring wireless chip manufacturer Icera, doubling-down on the post-PC era
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Car Connectivity Consortium forms to bring more smartphones to more interiors
Though Terminal Mode has always been an open standard we’ve never really seen any tech companies outside of Espoo show much interest in the stuff, which lets a car mirror a phone’s display. When Nokia sort of shifted gears and signed on with Microsoft…
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Renesas shows off Terminal Mode smartphone integration on ARM Cortex (video)
Terminal Mode is something of a standard for smartphone connectivity with in-car systems, but as of now Nokia is the only one really diving in head first with the stuff, and Renesas is jumping right in after it. At the International Automotive Electro…
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NVIDIA and Fujitsu Ten’s Android Car Nav hands-on (video)
We’re seeing a few companies mixing a little Android on the dashboard, most notably Parrot, and while we think the little green guy certainly has a future in next-gen infotainment systems, we’re not quite sure this is it. It’s a prototype display, run…
Rockchip’s Supernova x1 tablet does 3D without glasses or technical specs
You had to know that Nintendo’s 3DS wouldn’t be the only glasses-free 3D handheld for long. Our Chinese compatriots caught sight of a prototype device from Rockchip called the Supernova x1, performing some similar lenticular trickery to make images ap…
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Microsoft becomes official ARM licensee, could an MS microprocessor be next?
ARM processors are so hot right now, especially in the mobile space, where they power many of the greatest smartphones, tablets, and mobile devices coming down the turnpike. Microsoft is apparently looking to merge in on that action, becoming an offici…
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Intel unveils Atom-based Queensbay system-on-chip, in-car infotainment, China Mobile partnership
Can’t get enough of Intel’s Atom? Try the new Tunnel Creek system-on-chip flavor that the company has announced. It’s part of the Queensbay platform, something of a Menlow successor that’s better suited for MIDs and the like thanks to its greater RAM capacity (still only 1GB), PCIe bus (opening the door to Ion), and integrated gigabit LAN. All that with a consumption of just 5TDP leaves our friend Chippy from UMPC Portal to say the platform could be “the natural choice for simple, low-cost MIDs.” As Intel ramps up for its Developer Forum the company is also touting its partnership with the Chinese auto manufacturer HawTai to produce a MeeGo-based infotainment system that, wait for it, also runs on Atom. And, finally, China Mobile is looking to rely on Intel chips for “targeted platforms powering its wireless networks” and to “provide our broadband wireless network the benefits of world class energy efficiency.” Next up: Atom-based pacemakers, espresso machines, and puppy dogs.
Intel unveils Atom-based Queensbay system-on-chip, in-car infotainment, China Mobile partnership originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard is perfect for your HTPC, not your Wii (video)
For HTPC owners looking for the perfect couch-borne computer keyboard, this Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard looks like Natuzzi nirvana, packing QWERTY (with function keys) and a touchpad all in a package that should fall to the hand more comfortably than that Scientific Atlanta remote your cable company has saddled you with. There’s even a laser pointer, making it a snap to indicate strange shapes and symbols seen on Lost episodes — or to taunt the cats when an episode’s fifteenth plot twist leaves you disinterested. We’re not sure exactly what Brando means when it says the thing has “iPhone style,” but despite that we’re liking it, and the $92 $49 price isn’t completely outrageous. YouTube video review embedded after the break for the doubters.
Update: A few bargain-hunting commenters pointed out that this is available for $48.99 over at TomTop. That’s savings you can count on, folks!
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Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard is perfect for your HTPC, not your Wii (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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MyFord dash and Sync App Ecosystem hands-on
You’ve read the PR, seen the press shots, and probably snickered a little at the quote from Ford’s Derrick Kuzak indicating that his company’s latest tech “will cause people to fall in love with their vehicles again.” After getting a chance to play with a few entrants into the company’s so-called Sync App Ecosystem, and getting behind the wheel of a MyFord-equipped mockup vehicle, we’re not laughing — but we are smiling. It’s impressive tech, so read on through to see some videos and check our impressions.
Gallery: Ford Sync App Ecosystem and MyFord
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MyFord dash and Sync App Ecosystem hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Marvell goes Snapdragon hunting, announces Armada 610 mobile processor
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon is king of the mobile hill right now, but you just knew that wouldn’t last long, right? Marvell is now after its throne, announcing the Armada 610. It’s a “gigahertz class” mobile CPU that can not only do 1080p decoding but can handle encoding too, even able to pump pixels to four high-res (2,000 x 2,000) displays at once — you know, just in case you have a pocket full of pico projectors. Open GL ES 2.0 is on tap, so 3D gaming should be a cinch, and while there’s no specific specs given, the chip is said to need “extremely low power.” It certainly sounds like a good combo to us, and that the chip is now shipping in limited samples to OEMs is even better news.Marvell goes Snapdragon hunting, announces Armada 610 mobile processor originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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