Audio Processor Archive

  • Zune HD, powered by Nvidia’s Tegra

    Zune HD, powered by Nvidia’s Tegra

    There's a reason why the Zune HD's interface moves so smoothly. Powering the device is the Nvidia Tegra, which Nvidia recently described as an “an entire computer-on-a-chip,” and one with “eight separate processors, including: a GPU, two video processors, and audio processor, two ARM core processor and more.” (That “and more” bit is a bit ambiguous for my liking, but what are you gonna do?) In any event, the Zune HD looks to have some serious computational power going for it. WILL IT BE AN IPOD KILLER?

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  • Nvidia Denies Plans to Sell its own Tegra Netbooks

    Nvidia Denies Plans to Sell its own Tegra Netbooks

    Sorry Nvidia fans, there’s no Nvidia Tegra netbook on the horizon. Contrary to reports that Nvidia is planning to release a netbook made  by Taiwanese manufacturer Mobinnova under its brand, the company says it has no plans to do so. “It’s not true,” Derek Perez, director of public relations for Nvidia told Wired.com Nvidia will focus on getting [...]

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  • We Ask: What is Tegra and why does it matter?

    We Ask: What is Tegra and why does it matter?

    We’ve been talking about Nvidia’s Tegra on CG here and there, but not very many people know exactly what it is. Sure, it’s a tiny mobile computer, but how does it work and where did it come from? Where can we find it and why is it better than Intel’s Atom? We asked Nvidia this and more.

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