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Zeal Optics, one of the leader in GPS goggle technology has launched high-definition camera goggle that can capture video and photos while standing or on the move labeled as iON. The iON is equipped with a 1080p HD video camera that captures real-time video and sound. The camera also snaps 8-megapixel photos. It operates without [...]

  Consumers wanting to take advantage of Nvidia’s ION 2 platform without spending much can take a look at the new Lenovo C200 all-in-one PC. The 18.5-inch touchscreen AIO has got official in USA and it gives the ION 2 advantage at an affordable $499 price tag. There’s Intel dual-core Atom CPU onboard, a GeForce [...]

  Nvidia has officially acknowledged the next-generation ION graphics, infamously known as ION 2 at the CeBIT expo. It’s a discrete GPU that attaches via a PCI Express slot and supports Intel’s latest Pine Trail CPUs. Nvidia touts the next-gen ION is able to crank out graphics 10 times faster and has a huge 10 [...]

  ION2 did not come up at the CES but now we’ve got some meaty details regarding the next-gen ION by way of Asus’ EeeTop PC’s brochure leak. Blogeee discovered the ION2 mention in a listing of Asus’ EeeTop ET2010PNT and according to the doc, ION2 is the same as G310 GPU, which supposedly is [...]

  The last we heard about Ion 2 was Acer cornering number of chips from Nvidia and was ready to be launched at CES. However, Fudzilla has now heard directly from the chipmaker that they won’t officially launch the chipset at the CES but only showcase. Nvidia’s senior manager confirmed the launch will be in [...]

  Nvidia is yet to detail its Ion 2 platform but the Taiwanese rumormonger is claiming they’ve already landed orders from Acer. Ion 2 supports Intel’s Atom N450, N470, D510 or D410 CPUs and seemingly Acer wants to gain on this by integrating the Ion solution to make the netbooks (or nettops) more powerful. Intel’s [...]

  It’s good to see Asus breaking from the mould of nettops with rectangular shells. The EeeBox EB1501 not only adopts a metallic curvy chassis but is decently spec’d with Nvidia’s Ion chipset onboard and a surprise inclusion in a nettop – a slot loading optical drive. The core specifications include Atom 330 dual core [...]

  Acer’s Aspire Revo has been selling for quite some time but it’s the first time Acer’s compact nettop has integrated the Ion LE chipset. Newegg’s been carrying it for a modest $200. Rest of the specs however, remain the same – 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, GeForce 9400M GPU, HDMI out [...]

  In addition of launch four notebooks, HP also added something to its netbook range. HP announced the Mini 311 netbook that is powered by Nvidia’s ION platform. The 11.6-inch netbook brings the power of high-definition playback with an ability to output full HD via an HDMI-out or view at 1366×768 on its small screen. [...]

  Asus has unveiled its first nettop that will be based on Nvidia’s ION platform. The Eee Box EB1012 scores on few fronts against its local competitor’s Aspire Revo like the inclusion of dual core Atom N330 CPU and Wi-Fi antenna. The rest of the specs include 2GB RAM that can be upped to 4GB, [...]

  UPDATE: Samsung also plans to delay N510′s launch until Windows 7. Lenovo still has a chance to sell its ION netbook first. Lenovo was the first company to unveil its ION powered S12 netbook but it looks like they won’t be the first to sell it. Though VIA Nano powered S12s are already selling [...]

  I don’t know what is more surprising – the price Samsung is quoting for its first ION powered netbook or the existence of ION LE chip? NetbookChoice unearthed the manual on Samsung’s website that shows ION LE will handle the graphics for N510. For starters, ION LE is designed mainly for Windows XP and [...]

  Samsung America has confirmed the release and the price of its first Nvidia ION-powered N510 netbook. As told to Liliputing, the N510 will grace the US stores from September at a price of $599. That’s of course less then what the French e-tailer had listed the netbook a week ago. N510 features a 11.6-inch [...]

  French online retailer, Pixmania is now taking pre-orders of Samsung’s ION-powered N510 netbook. The site expects it to ship by August 21 and has priced it at 499 Euros ($718), less than what we had reported last time but really expensive when you compare it Lenovo’s ION-powered S12 that retails for $449. The specifications [...]

  Nvidia seems to have launched a new ION chipset, the ION LE, meant for entry level products. However, unlike the original ION chipset, this SKU will be reserved specifically to the OEM market and is made to suit the Windows XP OS. “ION LE is SKU of the ION GPU that is identical to [...]