CE-Oh no he didn’t!: NVIDIA chief calls Galaxy Tab ‘a large phone,’ can’t wait to show you some real tablets
November 12, 2010 No Comment
We’ve literally been waiting for Tegra 2 tablets since CES in January , but that isn’t stopping NVIDIA boss Jen-Hsun Huang from extolling their virtues yet again, this time on a roadmap that points to just after next year ‘s CES. In his company’s most recent quarterly results call, Huang was bullish about the disruptive potential of tablets, but insisted that they can’t simply be built like the Galaxy Tab (or the Folio 100 , for that matter), which uses a smartphone OS stretched out to a larger screen. “A tablet is not a large phone,” said Huang, and he’s of course not alone in expressing frustration with Android’s current immaturity for the tablet realm, but once Google’s slate-friendly OS update drops, he promises NVIDIA will be ready to capitalize: “Our tablet and phone business is going to ramp. And it’s going to ramp hard.” We’re looking forward to all this ramping, oh yes we are. CE-Oh no he didn’t!: NVIDIA chief calls Galaxy Tab ‘a large phone,’ can’t wait to show you some real tablets originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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South Carolina inmates help produce all of the milk, eggs and grits served to 24000 prisoners statewide at three prison dairy farms. A new expansion will generate profits that will help fund prisons, which have been operating in the red. (Nov. 12)
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Continue reading the main story Burma: Battle for Democracy How democratic will election be? Aung San Suu Kyi: Fading light? Bleak outlook for ethnic groups Burma election: Q&A Reports are coming out of Burma saying the military authorities have signed an order authorising the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi….
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Looking for a new wearable instrument now that you’ve finally worn out your bongo drum t-shirt ? Then you might want to consider ThinkGeeks’ new synthesizer shirt, which packs five different sampled instruments, full polyphonic sound, and a handsome “wearable” amp. Head on past the break to get an idea of what the shirt’s capable of, and look for it to start shipping on November 29th for $29.99 to $32.98 depending on the size. Continue reading ThinkGeek’s synth shirt brings a new wave to your wardrobe ThinkGeek’s synth shirt brings a new wave to your wardrobe originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Highlights of this day in history: Josef Stalin consolidates power in USSR; World War II’s naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins; Women’s rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Actress-turned-royalty Grace Kelly and singer Neil Young born. (Nov. 12)
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Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday scolded Rachel Maddow for using the word “teabagger” to describe members of the Tea Party movement. Appearing on “The Rachel Maddow Show” for an oftentimes quite interesting interview, Stewart also criticized others on MSNBC for taking this vulgar joke way too far (video follows with transcript
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Japan’s uncannily realistic robots have been creeping us out for years, but one was deemed emotive enough to have a stint on stage — yesterday evening, Hiroshi Ishiguro’s Geminoid-F made its debut in a Japanese play. It’s a fairly small step for robotkind, really, as the android was completely controlled by a real-life human actress from a soundproof room behind the stage, and no attempt was made to pass off the robot as human, as Geminoid portrays a caretaker android assigned to a dying girl. Still, the possibilities must have Hollywood agents agape — it’s only a matter of time before the world’s highest paid actors can literally phone in their lines. Continue reading Geminoid-F takes the stage for Japanese play Geminoid-F takes the stage for Japanese play originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Mission of 100,000 square-foot, five-story museum is to explore 350 years of Jewish life in US, highlights themes of freedom, civil rights, prejudice, assimilation
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As Virginia Woolf said in describing the library of her elusive character Jacob, “anyone who’s worth anything reads just what he likes, as the mood takes him, and with extravagant enthusiasm.” I offer you the following three novels with extravagant enthusiasm. Related Entries December 16, 2009 ‘Colbert Report’: Joining the Conservative Gold Rush October 16, 2006 NORAD War Room Being Retired
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Passengers on the ruined Carnival Splendor cruise shared some of their home videos of being trapped for days aboard a ship with no electricity, no hot foods and few working toilets. (Nov. 11)
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