Maingear introduces the Nomad 17 Gaming Notebook

Maingear is further expanding its range of gaming notebooks with the new Nomad 17 , a system equipped with a 17-inch display with LED backlight and full HD resolution 1920 × 1080. The Nomad 17 has its strengths in the new processor Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3840QM and Nvidia graphics cards GeForce GTX 675m and GTX 680 M , a solution that will handle any application in any field of use.

As is always the case for the Maingear systems, the user can customize his notebook, with the ability to install up to 32 GB of DDR3 memory, and configuring RAID HDD Traditional at 7200 RPM or 512 GB SSD. Below we propose the most important features:

• Processor: Up to 3rd generation Intel i7-3840QM
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675m or 680M
• Display: 17.3 "Full HD 1920 x 1080 - (1080p) (16:9 Aspect Ratio) LED Backlit Anti-glare Matte Finish
• Memory: Up to 32 GB Dual Channel DDR3 - 1600MHz
• Optical Drive: Up to 2X Blu-ray reader/8x Multi Combo (BD-R, DVD +-RW, CD-RW)
• Hard Drive: Up to dual 512 GB Solid State Drive or Dual 750 GB 7200RPM SATA 2.5
• Network Adapter: Integrated wireless 802.11nb/g/n
• Audio: THX TruStudio Pro High-Definition Audio Integrated HD Audio with speakers by Dynaudio
• Media Card Reader: Built in 4-in-1 Media Card Reader
• Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home, Professional or Ultimate 64-Bit
• Battery: Removable Li-Polymer Lithium-Ion
• I / O Ports: 1 HDMI out, 1 DVI-I out, 2 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.0, 1 IEEE-1394 FireWire, 1 S / PDIF out, 1 RJ-45 LAN port, 1 RJ-11
• Dimensions: (W) 16.85 "x (H) 2.17" x (D) 11:34 "
• Price: Starts at $ 1.599 

The base price for the Maingear Nomad 17 is $ 1599,

Nvidia embraced Open Source (Android Tegra 3) and so it was that?

It was June when Linus Torvalds say that Nvidia was the worst company we have worked with. From these statements are only a few months and the Tegra 3 has not only been chosen for the Nexus 7, device peak in the Tablet of Google, but the same company graphics cards and Mobile SoC seems ready to enter actively into the world of Open Source. Nvidia has announced intentions to release the documentation that should allow developers to work with the Tegra 3 platform, consisting of a core ARM Multicore and graphics subsystems owners.

Tegra 3 being very popular on Android, this statement puts in turmoil community developers. It really is not all that glitters is gold and when the intention is to only release the documentation for the 2D graphics engine, while the 3D graphics have to wait again.

Although it is still early to say that the code of the Tegra 3 will be Open, the next steps of the manufacturer will be critical to understand in which direction it will move Nvidia considering the arrival of Windows 8 Tablet and with the same processor. In short, many new and further developments may be expected for the present and future devices are likely even if we still wait.

Note: obviously the news is related to Android and Tegra 3 is not generally to Nvidia and Open Source.