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Nvidia Project Shield: disruptive technology or just a Grid peripheral?
Feb. 1 | Calling it another device for the gamer’s backpack is too simplistic. By Jon Peddie [Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from a more detailed report in the current issue of Jon Peddie Research TechWatch.] Project Shield, Nvidia’s Android-Tegra...
Quantum dots headed for TVs, monitors
Jan. 17 | Sony is using QD Vision’s nanotech optical components for increased color performance. Sony will introduce new TVs in 2013 using quantum dot technology from QD Vision. (Source: Sony) Coming soon to a TV or monitor near you is the next consumer application...
Panasonic shows world’s largest tablet
Jan. 16 | At 9.8 megapixels, the yet-unnamed tablet would also make a great second monitor. Last week at CES, Panasonic showed a prototype 4K 20-inch tablet. The 4K tablet is actually a 3840 x 2560 resolution display—9.83 megapixels, which is more pixels than...
Boxx Technologies ships extravagant graphics workstation
Jan. 4 | The 3DBOXX 8950 can hold four dual-size GPUs and still leave room for other add-ins. Boxx is aiming at high-end visualization and simulation. Boxx Technologies has introduced what it says is the only workstation on the market that can hold four dual-size...
MSI introduces mobile Quadro Workstation
Jan. 2 | Gaming components enhance a professional mobile workstation. MSI takes full advantage of the Kepler-class GPU. MSI Computer made a few tweaks to its popular high-end gaming mobile PC, the GT60, and launched the result as a new mobile workstation for...
An Android tablet with a game console interface
Dec. 14 | Archos GamePad is the first Android tablet with buttons designed for gaming. The first true Android games console, Archos GamePad is a new type of tablet that combines physical gaming button controls with an Archos patented mapping tool. The unit brings...
Revolving around the tablets market, HP offer new EliteBook
Dec. 14 | Now you can twist and turn the whole night long. Pricing yet to be determined. HP went to Germany recently to introduce its Windows 8 11.6-inch Elitebook Revolve, which can be used either as a laptop or a tablet. The Elitebook Revolve is designed so...
Caustic introduces ray-tracing accelerator boards
Dec. 6 | Imagination Technologies acquired Caustic in 2010 for its graphics prowess. These two new add-in boards address a small but fanatic market. Imagination Technologies (IMG) acquired Caustic in late 2010 when the company had a barely functioning field-programmable...
Khronos updates OpenCL specification
Dec. 5 | New extensions include support for heterogeneous parallel computation in a web browser. The Khronos Group has released an update to the OpenCL 1.2 specification, an open, royalty-free standard for cross-platform, parallel programming of modern processors. The...
