NVIDIA’s GoForce Driving Windows Mobile Devices
September 14th, 2006 Jason Dunn
“NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced that its NVIDIA GoForce handheld graphics processing units (GPUs), are powering some of the world’s first mobile TV production roll outs. DVB-H, or Digital Video Broadcasting for handheld devices, delivers digital broadcast quality TV to your mobile phone. NVIDIA GoForce handheld GPUs provide hardware acceleration for Mobile TV, delivering higher quality visuals than devices using only software, and with less drain on the battery thanks to innovative power saving technologies employed by the GPU. The first of these devices to launch were the Samsung P910 and P920 in Italy, and soon to be available in the US is the Forseer device, designed and manufactured by HTC, and coming to market with Modeo, a subsidiary of Crown Castle International.”
It’s great to see NVIDIA taking steps in the mobile space - Windows Mobile devices are sadly lacking when it comes to GPU horsepower. The Intel 2700G was a great solution, and allowed for some impressive games and video performance, but it wasn’t in enough devices to make a significant impact. If NVIDIA can create a compelling solution, in this case by offering DVB functionality, we’ll see the mobile entertainment take an important step forward. More information.