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- Tegra 2 Powering Windows on ARM at Ballmer CES Keynote
- 3DTV Play Now Available
- “Project Denver” Processor to Usher in New Era of Computing
- New GeForce 500M Series GPUs Power Top Notebooks of 2011
| Tegra 2 Powering Windows on ARM at Ballmer CES Keynote Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:22 PM PST Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially kicked off this year’s CES with a Pre-Show keynote that focused on the past, present and future of consumer computing. Beginning with a look back at the launches of Windows Phone 7 and Kinect and ending with, you guessed it, a preview of some next-gen goodies from NVIDIA, the keynote made it clear that visually rich, power efficient hardware rules CES this year from the desktop to the pocket and beyond. Ballmer’s keynote touched on literally everything from gaming to live sports broadcasts, and it ended with a preview of support for System on a Chip (SoC) compatibility in the next generation of the Windows OS. Microsoft ran through hardware demos of SoC products in development with MSFT partners including NVIDIA. Saving the best for last (ahem, perhaps?), Anguilo and Ballmer showed off a prototype Tegra 2-based system running a very early version of Windows for ARM.
After showing how PowerPoint ran natively on the NVIDIA box, the boys showed off some of what NVIDIA is known for: Visual Computing. First up was a look at PowerPoint, followed short but impressive demo of Internet Explorer 9 Beta, featuring a nifty visual HTML 5 demo. Anguilo mentioned that the Tegra-based computer’s hardware accelerated graphics were well suited to smooth graphics and transitions, whether in productivity (MS Office) or Web browsing (IE 9) contexts.
Then came the heavy artillery: Full 1080p video in the form of an Iron Man trailer running natively in Windows for ARM. The trailer looked great, and Anguilo stressed that the NVIDIA system could handle full HD playback without dropping frames, and that the hardware itself had an HDMI out port capable of sending the full 1080p signal to a big screen monitor.
Windows support for ARM SoCs could be big, and Microsoft’s saving NVIDIA’s demo for last put a nice cap on a day full of Tegra 2 firsts. The first dual-core processors in mobile phones? Check, and then some, with devices from LG and Motorola popping up on three American carriers today. A Tegra 2 based phone that docks into a laptop shell that Motorola called “The future of mobile computing?” Yup, that’s the Atrix 4G for AT&T. The first 4G tablet computers to run Google Android 3.0 “Honeycomb,” based (of course) on Tegra 2? Take your pick: Motorola Xoom or LG G-Slate. And then a peek at the near future of full-on computing power and desktop operating systems running on an NVIDIA/ARM system on a chip? Yup. Saved that one for capping off the Ballmernote. Sounds like a pretty full day to me. And the show hasn’t even started yet, officially. I wonder what Verizon’s got in store for tomorrow morning’s keynote? Stay tuned… |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:22 PM PST We know you've been waiting for it, and I'm pleased to let you know that the standalone version of NVIDIAs 3DTV Play software is now available at the NVIDIA Store for $39.99 (USD). For those of you who aren't familiar with 3DTV Play but have already been enjoying 3D content on your PC, you might want to check it out.
3DTV Play lets you easily connect your GeForce-based PC or notebook to an HDMI 1.4 3D HDTV to play your favorite 3D games – e.g., Call of Duty: Back Ops, HAWX2, Mafia II, and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – as well as view high-res 3D photos, and watch Blu-ray 3D movies and 3D videos. And, if you have a compatible HDMI audio/video receiver, you can also add HD digital surround sound audio to the experience. You can find a complete list of 3DTV Play software-supported 3D HDTVs and A/V receivers at: www.nvidia.com/3dtvplay. Until now, 3DTV Play was only available only for 3D Vision customers and included in select notebook PCs, but now, everyone can experience 3D on the "big screen." We hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think. |
| “Project Denver” Processor to Usher in New Era of Computing Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:05 PM PST As you may have seen, NVIDIA announced today that it is developing high-performance ARM-based CPUs designed to power future products ranging from personal computers to servers and supercomputers. Known under the internal codename "Project Denver," this initiative features an NVIDIA CPU running the ARM instruction set, which will be fully integrated on the same chip as the NVIDIA GPU. This initiative is extremely important for NVIDIA and the computing industry for several reasons. NVIDIA's project Denver will usher in a new era for computing by extending the performance range of the ARM instruction-set architecture, enabling the ARM architecture to cover a larger portion of the computing space. Coupled with an NVIDIA GPU, it will provide the heterogeneous computing platform of the future by combining a standard architecture with awesome performance and energy efficiency. ARM is already the standard architecture for mobile devices. Project Denver extends the range of ARM systems upward to PCs, data center servers, and supercomputers. ARM's modern architecture, open business model, and vibrant eco-system have led to its pervasiveness in cell phones, tablets, and other embedded devices. Denver is the catalyst that will enable these same factors to propel ARM to become pervasive in higher-end systems. Denver frees PCs, workstations and servers from the hegemony and inefficiency of the x86 architecture. For several years, makers of high-end computing platforms have had no choice about instruction-set architecture. The only option was the x86 instruction set with variable-length instructions, a small register set, and other features that interfered with modern compiler optimizations, required a larger area for instruction decoding, and substantially reduced energy efficiency. Denver provides a choice. System builders can now choose a high-performance processor based on a RISC instruction set with modern features such as fixed-width instructions, predication, and a large general register file. These features enable advanced compiler techniques and simplify implementation, ultimately leading to higher performance and a more energy-efficient processor. Microsoft's announcement that it is bringing Windows to ultra-low power processors like ARM-based CPUs provides the final ingredient needed to enable ARM-based PCs based on Denver. Along with software stacks based on Android, Symbian, and iOS, Windows for ultra-low power processors demonstrates the huge momentum behind low-power solutions that will ultimately propel the ARM architecture to dominance. An ARM processor coupled with an NVIDIA GPU represents the computing platform of the future. A high-performance CPU with a standard instruction set will run the serial parts of applications and provide compatibility while a highly-parallel, highly-efficient GPU will run the parallel portions of programs. The result is that future systems – from the thinnest laptops to the biggest data centers, and everything in between — will deliver an outstanding combination of performance and power efficiency. Their processors will provide the best of both worlds, while enabling increased battery life for mobile solutions. We're really excited to help engineer smarter brains for the next major era in computing. |
| New GeForce 500M Series GPUs Power Top Notebooks of 2011 Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:00 PM PST Today at CES, we announced our new lineup of GeForce 500M Series notebook GPUs that will be featured in the top notebooks of 2011 from your favorite OEMs including Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, and more. If you're planning on buying a new notebook in 2011, look for one packing a GeForce GPU, which will deliver:
In our booth (Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall 3, Booth # 31431), we are showcasing a number of top notebooks from leading OEMs including:
2011 will be a great year for notebooks with NVIDIA GeForce graphics! |
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