Nvidia today unveiled its Tegra 250 or simply the Tegra 2 chip in India. Tegra 2 as we know is the next-generation Tegra mobile platform. The new chips are based on dual core ARM Cortex A9 and runs at a clock speed of 1GHz.
The new Tegra boasts tremendous battery life which is possible with 8 different processors housed on the SoC that starts or stops according to the user’s needs. Tegra 2 can give up to 16 hours of full HD video playback or up to 140 hours of music on a single charge.
In addition to the official unveiling, Nvidia also showcased Adobe Flash 10.1 acceleration, Unreal Engine playing flawlessly on the reference Tegra 2 tablets and their partners with their prototype tablets.
Before we begin, I would like to point out that Nvidia also teamed up with Hungama Mobile to create an app that will allow users to buy, view or listen to exclusive content from Hungama ranging from thousands of music tracks to videos.
Notion Ink’s Adam, EAFT’s MagicTile and Compal’s unnamed tablet were on display. Although Notion Ink did not have a working prototype at the event, we did have a good fifteen minutes with Compal’s tablet and EAFT’s MagicTile.
Compal’s tablet specs sheet includes Tegra 2 processor, 4GB NAND Flash, 512MB RAM, 3MP camera, 7-inch touchscreen, microSD card slot, USB, HDMI-out and more. The prototype was running a stock version of Android but Compal promises to customize the interface before it hits retail. The tablet’s performance was very sluggish that often ended to force quit a running application.
On the other hand, Bangalore-based EAFT’s MagicTile looked quite promising. Although a rebadged version of ICD’s Ultra, the thing that could work in favor of EAFT’s MagicTile is its MagicTile UI, which is an easy-to-use icon based UI. The tablet was running on Android 2.1 and was pretty much responsive as far as screen responsiveness is concerned. EAFT’s target market is education and is working with some undisclosed educational content providers.
The MagicTile also runs on Tegra 250 chip and features 512MB RAM, 4G internal flash, 7-inch (1024×600) touchscreen display (capacitive optional), 1.3MP front facing camera, Bluetooth, optional GPS, microSD slot, 3.5mm audio jack, HDMI-out and full HD video playback.
The price of these tablets are unknown at the moment but the expected release is in Q3.
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