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Nvidia Tegra 650 brings multimedia to Microsoft Windows MobileBy Sindre Lia, 2 June 2008
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Nvidia Tegra 650, the world's smallest computer-on-a-chip, is Microsoft's next bet for making Windows Mobile more compelling.

Today Nvidia introduced the Nvidia Tegra family of processors, the world's first single-chip computer capable of providing rich multimedia features on mobile devices. The Nvidia Tegra 650 computer-on-a-chip is smaller than a US dime (10-cent piece), designed from the ground up to enable the "visual PC experience" on the new generation of mobile internet devices.

"Creating the Nvidia Tegra was a massive challenge, aiming to come up with a platform that enables mobile centric multimedia devices that last days on a single charge", said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at Nvidia.

The Nvidia Tegra 650 processor is the second product in the Tegra line, the first being the Nvidia Tegra APX 2500 processor (check out our hands-on video), which is enabling the next generation of Windows Mobile smartphones. With the launch of this new processor, the Nvidia Tegra products will reach consumers towards the end of the year.

The Nvidia Tegra 650 is a heterogeneous processor architecture with multiple processors, each architected for a specific class of tasks - an 800 MHz ARM CPU, a HD video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor, and an ultra-low power GeForce GPU. These processors are used together or independently to deliver a great multimedia experience while utilizing a minute amount of power. Nvidia Tegra processors are claimed to achieve up to 10 times the power efficiency of existing products in battery-operated computer systems running visual computing applications.

The Nvidia Tegra 650 is claimed to offer up to 130 hours of audio or 30 hours of HD video playback. It also features HD image processing for advanced digital still camera and HD camcorder functions, as well as optimized hardware support for Web 2.0 applications for a true desktop-class internet experience. Furthermore, it sports display support for 1080p HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD and CRT screens, NTSC/PAL TV-out, as well as direct support for Wi-Fi, disk drives, keyboard, mouse and other peripherals.

The Nvidia Tegra 650 also offers a complete Board Support Package (BSP) to enable faster time to market for Windows Mobile-based designs. Todd Warren, corporate vice president of Microsoft's mobile communication business, expects to see Windows Mobile products reaching new heights in terms of multimedia offerings with Nvidia's new Tegra processor line.
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