NVIDIA Project Shield: 5-inch gaming console to Android

Apart from the world's quickest mobile processor Tegra 4 NVIDIA presented the public a new product in the field of gaming entertainment - mobile console called Project shield, which goes on sale in the second quarter.

Game console is based on the new NVIDIA chip with a clock speed of 1.9 GHz and running the operating system Android. The device has display with a diagonal of 5 inches, the resolution is 1280x720 pixels (294ppi). Of interfaces - HDMI connector to connect the device to an external monitor or TV, USB-port, audio jack and a memory card slot micro SD. The battery provides an autonomy of games from 5 to 10 hours and video playback in high resolution - up to 24 hours.

According to the manufacturer, the quality of built-in speakers Project Shield is on par with the top laptops, and from the communications capabilities is support for Wi-Fi and Miracast. Available standard analog sticks and all controls, familiar to players, including the side buttons.

As stated in NVIDIA, the console is created in order to "really enjoy" games for Android and Windows. If the first OS is more or less clear, from the Windows-based applications, things are slightly more complicated. It is assumed that the games for Windows, you can run only through the Big Picture Mode for Steam online streaming. Native games will be available from the online store TegraZone.

It is known that the system will be pre-installed mobile customers service Hulu, Netflix and Slacker Radio to view audio and video content over the Internet. Cost NVIDIA Project Shield has not been announced.

Nvidia has announced the world's fastest processor for smartphones and tablets

Nvidia announced a new generation of mobile processors - Tegra 4. The new chip is 6 times the speed of visual computing its predecessor, Tegra 3, and is "the fastest mobile processor "today.

Chipset Tegra 4, codenamed Wayne has 72 cores and Nvidia GeForce four basic and one additional cores. According to the manufacturer, the processor for smartphones and tablets faster than any current mobile chips on the market, and up to six times faster than Tegra 3 speed visual computing.

Processor, manufactured on 28-nm process technology, is based on the architecture of ARM Cortex-A15, which has also received a number of improvements, including nearly three-fold increased speed of surfing the Internet. Optional Nvidia chipset allows you to provide your mobile device supporting network LTE.

Another feature of the Tegra 4 has enhanced opportunities for photographers. The new processor is capable of doing HDR-pictures (images with high dynamic range), which will provide them with a better quality.

In addition, Nvidia claims that Tegra 4 consumes 45% less energy compared to previous generation chip, under standard operating scenarios. This is partly achieved through the Prism 3 technology, which reduces power consumption of the display illumination while maintaining high visual quality.

Saves battery power helps an additional fifth core - a decision the same processor Tegra 3, which also has five cores. At low load, such as when the user starts the application for social networks or mail checks, basic core idle, and tasks are passed on to the extra core with less power consumption.

According to the specs, Tegra 4 can provide up to 14 hours of video playback in high resolution on a smartphone.