Tegra 3 (Kal-El)
The new generation of Nvidia's mobile SoC is codenamed Kal El, guess that Superman has fans everywhere or they just might tease their competitors in the likes of Texas Instruments or Qualcomm.
The race is on ladies and gents, place your bets and let's get started before it's too late 'cause I doubt that someone will find the "kryptonite" to stop Nvidia's "Superman" on his tracks...
Here are some of the specs for all ya geeks (hot tech chicks included) out there:
Processor: Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 MP Core, up to 1.5 GHz;
Graphics: 12 Core Nvidia GPU with support for 3D stereo and Ultra Low Power GPU mode,
video output up to 2560x1600 pixels and 1080p H.264 High Profile video decode.
The Kal EL's CPU and GPU are to be about
five times faster than those on Tegra 2 wich is already faster than any other SoC. For all Superman's fans out there there's no word on X-ray vision capability yet :p
Tegra 3 SoC (system on a chip) will be available later this year for Android based tablets and for smartphones starting from 2012. Microsoft's Windows 8 would run on SoC's just fine but I guess that each software program that the user would want to run would have to be recompiled.
Who knows? Someday, maybe the mobile apps for iOS and Android will replace the desktop/notebook ones... or maybe I'm thinking too far ahead since there are still lots of people who use Windows XP and bulky desktop PC's on a daily basis.
The mobile technology gets better by the day, and it's up to the users/consumers to set the trends. Based on the fact that many of the users want to play 3D games and watch HD video on the go, the mobile technology is constantly developing and improving.
Meanwhile I'm lookin' forward for your comments. See ya!
Links:
NVIDIA Kal El reference tablet
NVIDIA Tegra
Mobile Technology
