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nVidia go large at MWC…

3gsm 2008 | devices | hardware | mobile world congress

Obviously there were several hundred announcements, press releases, events and so on at MWC - however I figured this one is probably worth highlighting - if only because it shows some truly awesome UI - and we all like a good UI don't we! nVidia (those of meaty PC graphics card pedigree) have announced their APX 2500 platform. If you thought the iPhone UI was spectacular, this one is a whole other level - check out videos of it running, here and here . The specs are also quite spectacular, with up to HD-720p support (yes, that would be the same HD as for TV!), and up to 12MP camera support. Truly a beast of a platform, nVidia demo'd it running a Windows Mobile device, which the CPU and UI are designed for - methinks however they would entertain reworking this for other device vendor references! Here is a little more detail on the specifications - if you want to check out nVidia's site you can go here :  

  • ARM11 MPCore
  • HD AVP (High Definition Audio Video Processor) 720p H.264, MPEG-4, and VC-1/WMV9 Decode
  • 720p H.264 and MPEG-4 Encode
  • Supports multi-standard audio formats including AAC, AMR, WMA, and MP3
  • JPEG encode and decode acceleration
  • ULP (Ultra Low Power) GeForce GPU
  • OpenGL ES 2.0
  • D3D Mobile
  • Programmable pixel shader
  • Programmable vertex and lighting
  • CSAA support
  • Advanced 2D graphics
  • Up to 12Mpixel camera sensor support
  • Advanced imaging features
  • True dual display support
  • 720p (1280×720) HDMI 1.2 support
  • SXGA (1280×1024) LCD and CRT support
  • Composite and S-Video TV output
Next-gen Mobile devices are coming in force - within 18 months I think we can expect to see some more developments that will result in devices that have an industry impact orders of magnitude greater than Mr Jobs' device did! [Via: Mobile Mentalism / TechDigest ] --- Related Articles at IntoMobile:
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