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The NVIDIA booth had quite a bit up for display, and their big push this year was Tegra3. They have been making big strides in the mobile-computing scene, not to mention along their graphics cards that should be coming out some time soon of course. The first thing that we tested out was one of the ASUS netbooks using the Tegra3 chip, allowing for a very quick user experience when it comes not only to basic navigation but video playback, gaming, and graphics editing.
Taking a look at the applications of the Tegra3 chip, we see that this very energy-efficient and powerful processor featuring a total of 5 cores (with the fifth being used as the touch controller) is being put to use inside of one of Tesla's cars. Here we have the entire instrument and control panel that sit between the driver and passenger seats featuring large displays that are both touch sensitive, all powered by the Tegra3. Once I was allowed to sit inside the car and look at it from the back seat, I noticed the "gadget screen" is where one will be able to get navigation directions, music selections, phone calls, web access, and your basic car controls like AC and seat heating. Looking behind the wheel, we see that the simple layout is not cluttered with a whole lot of information that could overwhelm the driver, but instead switches between different screens while still giving you the basic information needed while driving. The main screen displays your current travelling speed, music being played, as well as your average watt hours per mile. NVIDIA also had a tablet set up near the car with an interface that allows you to connect into the car and pull a bunch of relevant information from it, such as diganostics information, MPG, and driving history.
One of the cooler looking setups at the NVIDIA booth was the two GeForce GTX 580s in SLI that were powering a triple 3D monitor setup for a racing SIM game that not only had surround sound speakers next to the player's head, but also has the steering wheel and pedals set up for a life-like expereince. NVIDIA also had a high-performance gaming laptop set up at their booth, the Toshiba Qosmio X775. Toshiba uses the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M graphics card along with Optimus Technology to power the laptop's graphics, making for a great gaming experience on a notebook. It sure would have been nice to have this laptop like this the next time I'm on assignment.
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Right in the middle, instead of "Arctic's", there is a weird symbol between the 'c' and the apostrophe.
Also, I want that Tron Keyboard and that mousepad (would it work with other mice?). Keyboard just sounds like the sex TBH. Bet it's expensive as heck >_> Yeah, it's $150 which isn't cheap. I found the Mouse (no trackpad) available on NCIX, but I had to go to Newegg.ca to find the Keyboard (though it's not currently available, it's listed for $130, which is less than the price on Razer's site).
Shame it seems that the style of the keyboard impacts its function. Would make for a poor gaming keyboard. Especially those flat keys (I like the more traditional blocky~ish keys). Pity. So yeah, I'll pass.
The Blade looks sexy as ever, but the price is even steeper than I expected >_> $2800? So much for recommending that to my friend over his Vaio idea. It costs twice as much XD
I'll have to remember Sennheiser much later on. I currently have a good pair of Turtle beach 4.1 headphones, and have another pair of headphones that might be better that I never got around to setting up XD
Loving most of the products so far but I have big doubts about Project Fiona. Between horrible battery life and low framerates or low settings (Or both in some cases) in new games I just don't see where this would fit in other than casual pc gamers, but then casual PC gamers aren't going to spend 1k on a tablet with thumb-sticks. Surely it's a cool idea but it doesn't have a big enough niche to be successful.
I think that the TRON mouse pad would work with any mouse. They did not have it set up for us reporters to play with, but from talking with the company rep I was led to believe that the bio-luminescent pain on the trim was head activated from your hand. So that as your hand swiped across it it would activate the light. NO word on how long that paint would last, but knowing Razer I would imagine quite a while.
I agree with you about the keyboard keys as well. I myself use a 1988 SiliconGraphics mechanical keyboard just because I enjoy the tactile response of the mechanical action. This is why I am personally interested in their BlackWidow series. That series uses all mechanical spring-loaded keys.
I will admit upfront that I am slightly biased towards Sennheiser. I have had a PC 156 headset that have been amazing for years now. They lasted me through my college years without breaking, and that is saying something.
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I agree with you about the Fiona. I was personally not too impressed with it. They didn't have it open and available for us press to play with, but I would imagine that battery life would be an issue.
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