It had better be good…
Posted by Julian May 30th, 2008
So let me just start by saying shit! I just discovered that NVidia (leader in the industry for graphics processors) is about to enter the world of mobile technology.
You may be thinking, well laptops have been around for ages, but no, they’re putting their world class graphics processors into a mobile phone… This phone doesn’t have a name as yet, but that will all come later.
The phone has been described as “iPhone busting” and yeah, we’ve all heard that before, only this time I’m a little scared. Here’s some specs courtesy of mobilementalism.com:
- ARM11 MPCore
- HD AVP (High Definition Audio Video Processor) 720p H.264, MPEG-4, and VC-1/WMV9 Decoder
- 720p H.264 and MPEG-4 Encoder
- 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
That’s just the hardware. The bit that really made me shudder was when I saw a few videos of it’s User Interface. This one from YouTube shows the phones user interface and some of the Apps the phone may have. Runs as smooth as the iPhone would but it just incorporates a bit more 3D animation and rendering in it as well.
The other one that caught my eye was the one where the phone is being outputted to a high definition LCD TV. Check it out, the ability to morph videos and move them around while they play simultaneously, is pretty impressive.
So if there was ever anything that could rival the iPhone’s ‘yet to be seriously challenged’ form, this could be it. It has the specs, but what else can it offer us? And what does Apple have in store for us on June 9th?
All we can do is wait and see… I’m sure that fellow iPhone lovers are really hoping that Apple can pull out a can of whoop ass and do something incredible as some of this hardware is rivalling an entry level laptop… And that’s why we can’t breath until June 9th.
