Asus has announced the launch of the world's first Nvidia 3D Vision notebook, the G51J, that offers a 3D experience on the small screen with the help of special glasses.

A niche offering to say the least, it's notable for offering a 120Hz 3D Vision-capable display for on-the-go 3D, although how much the bragging rights to owning that tech will cost when it goes on sale in December is still TBC.

The Nvidia 3D Vision set-up comprises of wireless glasses, a wide-range IR emitter, and what's said to be "advanced software that transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D experiences".

Owners of the laptop can get boggle-eyed with more than 400 PC games that work out of the box with Nvidia system including such titles as Resident Evil 5, Borderlands, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Star Trek D-A-C.

Other features of the G51J, aside from its obvious USP, include an Intel Core i7 processor, 64-bit Windows 7 and Altec Lansing speakers.

Nvidia says it's also working with the likes of LG ad Samsung on 3D displays with both companies promising products coming soon, while in the wider 3D laptop market, Acer has gone down a different route with its Aspire 5738DG 3D notebook.

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Asus G51J Nvidia 3D Vision notebook announced originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:18 +0000

Thanks to its Intel Atom 330 dual core processor and Nvidia ION dedicated graphics with full HD media support, Asus is claiming unprecedented netbook performance for its new Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook.

Said to be "breaking the boundaries of what is possible on the netbook platform", other features for the new Windows 7, 12.1-inch device include a LED-backlit, 1366 x768 WXGA display, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, webcam, HDMI port and a memory card reader.

Asus is claiming up to 5 hours battery life for the 120IN and it offers a 250GB hard drive plus 500GB online Eee storage, 2GB RAM, measures in at 296 x 208 x 27.3-33.3mm and weighs 1.46kg.

The Eee PC 1201N will be available in black or silver in the UK around mid January for ?399.

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Asus Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook announced originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:39 +0000

During a roundtable discussion whilst on a visit to Dubai, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has pledged his love of all things Apple (an Nvidia customer) at the same time as toting a sizable, mysterious touchscreen tablet device.

As part of a wider industry discussion, Huang revealed "I'm all Apple!", opining that "Apple wants to differentiate. So inside your MacBook is a Nvidia chipset. Because Apple wants to build fundamentally different computers than just the Intel platform. They want to add value".

"Apple uses the best technology for their [computers]. Apple says to their customers: if you buy a computer from us you can be sure we have selected the best technology inside for you. That is their promise to consumers. Their promise to consumers isn't we've selected the best technology for you with the exception of what Intel allows us to use. That's not their promise. And that's why Apple uses the best technology where they want whenever they want. And that's why I'm all Apple! At home it's just Macs everywhere. It's Nvidia's technology in all of them but I use Macs. My son has two Macs, my daughter has a Mac, there's an extra Mac just in case and my wife has a Mac. It's just Mac, Mac, Mac! Because I know it's got the best stuff inside", ShuffleGazine quotes the Nvidia boss as saying.

Apple love-in aside, the mysterious tablet device shown on the table in front of Huang has not been identified, but it's perhaps too much of a stretch to assume it's the iPad...

UPDATE: The tablet has been identified.?It's a Tegra prototype from an ODM called ICD. Not Apple, but still rather tasty-looking, no?

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Nvidia CEO says "I'm all Apple" originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:49:11 +0000

The Acer Aspire Revo is a nettop boasting advanced graphic capabilities for "full enjoyment of multimedia contents in high definition".

Acer announced the Aspire Revo back in April, of note perhaps because it was the first small form factor PC to offer the Nvidia ION platform, apparently offering 10x faster graphic performance than comparable PCs.

Ebuyer now has the Aspire Revo on sale for ?239.99 which is ?40 off from its previous price of ?280. ?

Acer claims the diminutive desktop has "graphic capability worthy of a true multimedia PC", and is angled as an entertainment centre for the family. Due to its Nvidia GeForce 9400 chipset can also be used as as a gaming console.

Specs include 802.11b/g/draft-n Wi-Fi, Ethernet, HDMI, six USB ports, DirectX 10, 2GB RAM expandable up to 4GB, Mini PCI Express slot and Windows Vista.

On the Ebuyer website, link below, you'll also find a link of how to go about upgrading to Windows 7.

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Daily Tech Deal: Acer Aspire Revo under £240 originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0100

Nvidia has announced a new graphics platform called RealityServer. Intriguingly, it's based in the cloud rather than on a big, hot, bit of silicon in your desktop case. The idea is that web apps and video games will be able to tap into a good chunk more graphics power than they normally would.

The server uses an array of graphics chips and some software developed by a company called Mental Images that Nvidia acquired in 2007. It's claimed that it can serve up quality akin to movie SFX in the browser and on mobile phones.

"This is one giant leap closer to the goal of real-time photorealistic visual computing for the masses", said Nvidia's SVP, Dan Vivoli, "mental images fully embraced the concept of GPU co-processing to enable interactive photorealism anywhere, any time – something that was science fiction just yesterday".

The platform and a development kit will be available from 30 November, but there's little in the way of applications just yet. Still - Nvidia is saying that it'll be free to deploy non-commercial applications, so we could see a boom in users when that arrives. We'll keep you posted.

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Nvidia launches RealityServer platform originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:52:43 +0100

Nvidia has won the contract to supply Nintendo with chips for the next edition of its ultra-popular DS handheld gaming device. The chip in question will be the Tegra - a "system-on-a-chip" processor which comes in two editions - a 65nm one and a new 40nm second generation option due to be launched in early 2010.

The Tegra currently only powers two devices - Microsoft's Zune HD and Samsung's BeatPlayer YP-M1 portable media players. Reviewers have showered the performance of the Zune HD with praise, though, and it's unlikely that fact escaped Nintendo's attention when deciding which platform to go for.

The device that results should be showing up in late 2010, according to sources quoted by Bright Side of News, perhaps surfacing at the Tokyo Game Fair. Whichever Tegra option Nintendo goes for, this will mean a big step up in the power of portable gaming devices - it should be able to power higher resolution screens on the handheld while providing improved battery life.

It's still up in the air at the moment, but when we hear something more concrete about the DS, we'll be sure to let you know.

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Next-gen Nintendo DS will come with Tegra chip originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:12:52 +0100

HP confirmed today rumours first started at the end of last month, announcing the launch of the HP Pavilion dv8 Entertainment Notebook PC.

The 18.4-inch, full high-definition, ultra-widescreen, ultra BrightView display with built-in TV tuner, Blu-ray disk reader and subwoofer monster, which is sure to be described as the SUV of the laptop world, will be available in a scratch-proof liquid metallic surface in the chic HP Espresso Imprint pattern.

Inside the machine will offer an Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GT 230M graphics card with 1GB DDR3 SDRAM, as well as the DDR3 memory.

Furthermore, HP is saying that the new laptop will come with a new HP Long-Life battery that offers up to a 1000 recharges and is "an improvement of three to five times over conventional lithium-ion batteries".

The HP Pavilion dv8 Entertainment Notebook PC will be available from 22 October and cost ?1299.99 inc. VAT.

In addition to the new dv8, HP also announced several technology updates to its current HP Pavilion dv6 and dv7 Entertainment Notebook PCs. Both the mid-size 15.6-inch dv6 and the larger 17.3-inch dv7 will offer users the choice of either the new Intel Core i7 processor or the latest AMD Turion II ultra Dual Core processor. Nvidia graphics and DDR3 SDRAM will be available on select dv6 and dv7 models.

The HP Pavilion dv7 Entertainment Notebook PC will cost ?599.99 inc. VAT and the dv6 ?449.99 inc. VAT. Both will launch on 22 October in time for the Windows 7 launch.

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HP Pavilion dv8 laptop confirmed originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:39:36 +0100

American laptop maker BFG Technologies has rolled out a new 18.4-inch laptop for those who feel a 17-inch just isn't big enough.

The Deimos X-10 SLI Gaming Notebook, as it will be known will pack enough firepower to run the latest PC games with ease according to it makers and comes with dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M 1GB (SLI) graphics cards, an Intel Core 2 Duo, Quad or Extreme processors, support for up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, and has three drive bays for up to 1.5 terabytes of storage space (SSD/HDD).?

If that wasn't enough you get a full 16:9 HD (1920 x 1080) LCD screen, Super Multi Blu-ray reader, 5 speakers with a built-in sub-woofer, support for Dolby surround, 4 USB 2.0 ports and both HDMI and DVI output ports.?

Due to the sheer size of the device you do get a Case Logic notebook backpack in the box to help you get from A to B.

Demios X-10 starts at $1859 and is available for pre-order now at www.bfgsystems.com.?

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Demios X-10 gaming laptop isn't for the weak originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:54:44 +0100

There's nothing wildly spectacular about the looks of the refresh to the Samsung N-series netbooks but then there isn't supposed to be. The tech giant has affordability in mind with the N130 and N140 which are designed to take over from the popular NC10.

On first look, the keyboards are typically small for 10-inch machines but well spaced given what there is to work with but the hinge doesn't allow you to push the screen back very far which could be a problem for taller people. With 1.60GHz Atom CPUs, 1GB RAM and 160GB HDDs, the difference in prices - N130 at ?279 and N140 at ?329 - is purely down to a bigger battery and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.

If you'd rather a little more finger space and a proper WVGA resolution, then the N510 offers something more comfortable and luxurious with the major additions of an 11.6-inch screen and the backing of the NVIDIA Ion platform for HD playback and even some gaming. It will cost you ?429 but still only runs XP, the same as the others.

The big netbooks push comes at what Samsung believes is the peak time for these devices. Phil Brown, Samsung UK general manager for mobile devices, said:

"We were always led to believe that Q4 of 2009 will be the best time for netbook sales."

It was also confirmed that Samsung will be sticking with Intel for the foreseeable future, despite the AMD Vision launch, and that touchscreen netbooks would "certainly be on the radar" for 2010. It seemed very much a case that the company could quite easily make OLED, 3D, 3G and other such netbooks right now but it's a question of the devices being cheap and marketable enough while the technologies are still relatively young.

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PHOTOS: Samsung N130, N140 and N510 netbooks originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:03:28 +0100