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NVIDIA’s Android based handheld gaming console, the Shield, is due for an update later this year. While it is not known as yet exactly when the company plans on launching a successor, rumors have already started floating around about what we can expect. The latest is accompanied by benchmark results of a Shield 2 prototype. Apparently the next generation handheld console will tout NVIDIA’s own Tegra K1 system-on-chip coupled with a whopping 4GB of RAM.

Assuming that the specifications of this prototype are true, Shield 2 will then surely pack a mean punch. The existing console has a Tegra 4 quadcore processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. One can only imagine the sheer power that would be provided by NVIDIA Tegra K1 with double the RAM.

The previous console had a 5-inch 1,280×720 pixel resolution multi-touch display. While its not known if NVIDIA plans on increasing the size, the benchmark results hint at a possible 1,440×900 pixel resolution display for the Shield 2. Presumably the company wouldn’t want to go past 6-inches to maintain a proper handheld profile, but nothing can be said for sure at this point in time.

No word as yet about NVIDIA’s plans of launching a Shield successor. The company is yet to talk about it so we’ll have to wait for official word on the specifications before we can be truly sure of its power.

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Welcome to Engadget’s holiday gift guide! Head back to our hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the month.

This is an especially good year for gamers: With major consoles from Microsoft and Sony debuting just in time for the holidays, there are some pretty obvious items to add to the wish list. If hand-held gaming is more your thing, don’t fret; we’ve got you covered, too.

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Earlier this year, NVIDIA took the wraps off their Android-powered handheld gaming console which was known as SHIELD. The device had a lot of promise and we actually enjoyed it a lot during our review of the product, but if you were hoping that some of the specs could be different, or if you were hoping for a different design, you might not have to wait too long because come 2014, we could be looking at the SHIELD’s successor, which presumably could be known as the SHIELD 2. This is according to an interview that Engadget did with NVIDIA’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang.

When talking about NVIDIA’s upcoming Tegra chip which has been codenamed Project Logan (also known as Tegra 5), Huang was quoted as saying, “We should expect a new Shield whenever there’s a new Tegra and we create a new Tegra every year.” Assuming that his statement will be taking effect starting with Project Logan, it seems that 2014 is when we can look forward to a new SHIELD handheld gaming console. It is an interesting move by NVIDIA because while mobile phones and tablets are typically refreshed on an annual basis, gaming consoles aren’t, so we will have to wait and see if NVIDIA’s strategy of an annual refresh will work out for them.

NVIDIA SHIELD 2 Could Be Unveiled In 2014 original content from Ubergizmo.

Usual disclaimer about not trying this at home and all that but if you were wondering if you could use the Nvidia Shield as a bulletproof vest and then still play with it later, the answer is yes! Well, as long as it gets shot through the screen. And as long as you’re not actually using it as a literal shield. Our friends at RatedRR gave the Shield a good old shellacking and said its the first gadget to still work after getting shot. Not bad.

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NVIDIA today released an over-the-air update for its Shield portable gaming console. The Shield is a handheld console that is capable of streaming PC games from Steam as well as of playing Android games. It was released on July 31st. The new OTA update improves and adds a number of features so as to enhance the experience for users. The update allows users to move select application data from the Shield’s internal storage to the microSD card.

Apart from the ability to move app data, the update brings improved Miracast streaming and also improves PC streaming stability, Wi-Fi performance and gamepad detection. Support for Tegra developer tools such as the CPU sampling profiler and GPU analysis has been added as well. The usual slew of bug fixes and important enhancements are on-board too. This update weighs in at around 408MB and can be downloaded on the console itself by heading over to the Settings menu followed by About Shield. It has merely been a month since the console was released, surely NVIDIA will add more features for both users and developers in the future. If you’re skeptical about purchasing this console, do check out our NVIDIA Shield review to find out all there is to know about it.

NVIDIA Shield OTA Update Lets Users Move App Data To SD Card original content from Ubergizmo.