The first Tegra 4 handsets have not yet reached the market that NVIDIA is already showing its next-generation mobile chip codenamed “Logan” (the first name of super-hero Wolverine) at SIGGRAPH. Details on the SoC itself are pretty scarce since NVIDIA […]
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The developers at Vector Unit have this week unveiled Riptide GP 2 for the public, having created the original well over a year ago to waves of Android devices that still continue to jetski forth with this classic today. What we’re seeing with Riptide GP2 is a full-on sequel to the original, here working with an NVIDIA Tegra 4 optimized bit of software on none other than NVIDIA SHIELD, a device that the public will be getting their hands on later this month.
This game takes on the original simple-yet-effective gameplay of Riptide GP the first, here attaching itself once again physical gamepad controls – here with SHIELD, but working just as well with other 3rd party setups. This game is the first to make use of what this group calls Vector Engine 4, a system that you’ll find brings it into a rather realistic – but not so realistic it’s creepy – vision of ski racing on water.
NVIDIA lets us know that they’ve worked with the developers of this game to once again bring it to a new graphics-borne level with HD graphics, complex shaders, high-resolution textures, and dynamic lighting. You’ll find real-time shadows following your ski wherever you go, and the water splashes your view remain intact – just as oddly enticing as they were when we first saw them with the Tegra-enhanced version of the first game.
This version of the game works with upgradable hydro jets, upgradable riders, and so many color choices your eyes will scream. There’s a brand new career mode that did not exist in the original and you’ll find a much more immersive system of tricks in store as well.
You’ll not just be limited to the stunts that are built-in with your racer from the start, you’ll be able to expand with virtual cash trade-ins as you go along. Learn a double front-flip or forever hold your crashes down the front of a wave.
This game joins titles like Shine Runner and Hydro Thunder Hurricane (a Windows-based boat-racing title), as well as Beach Buggy Blitz as Vector Unit’s ever-growing family of race-based titles for mobile gameplay. Riptide GP 2 will cost you a cool $2.99 USD with Google Play through NVIDIA’s own TegraZone Riptide GP 2 portal.
Riptide GP 2 Review is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week the Toshiba Excite Pro and Excite Write Pro have appeared on the market with the very first integration (if they do indeed get here before any competitors) of NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 on a tablet. If you’re absolutely unable to wait for NVIDIA’s SHIELD gaming handheld and must get your hands on the company’s newest mobile chipset Tegra 4, you’re in luck. The folks at Toshiba have decided it’s time to bring the processor to the United States this week in the form of two unique tablets – and they’ve brought another Tegra 3 tablet seemingly just for fun as well.
With the Toshiba Excite Pro, the user will be working with a 10.1-inch display with 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution and 32GB of built-in storage. This machine works with 2GB of RAM and a rather sizable bezel. The Toshiba Excite Write works with essentially the same build – the same innards, at least – this time bringing along an active digitizer to make use of the pressure-sensitive stylus technology built-in to Tegra 4.
NOTE: We’ve got our own Toshiba Excite Pro, Excite Write Pro, and Excite Pure hands-on for your perusal, captured earlier this year not long after the NVIDIA Tegra 4 was first unveiled.
While we’ll have to wait for the tablets to hit our review bench to make any judgements on the final Toshiba product, we’ve had quite a few experiences with the processor they rock over the past few weeks and months. Have a peek at our original SlashGear 101: NVIDIA Tegra 4 in detail article for more information on the processor itself as well as our Tegra 4 tag portal to see the full history of this architecture’s existence thus far.
You’ll also find the ZTE Geek to be coming to the market quick, this device ready and willing to take the crown for world’s first Tegra 4 smartphone.
The third entry in this Toshiba tablet collection in the Toshiba Excite Pure, again, works with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and a 10.1-inch display at 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. While that’s not the biggest and the best at this point in history, the processor is still powerful enough to handle the biggest and the best of today’s Android gaming range – check the hands-on bits and pieces over the past
This Toshiba three tablet range is appearing on Best Buy and Amazon online, both companies suggesting that shipping time will be between one and two months. Meanwhile we’ve yet to hear from Toshiba about any in-store availability anywhere, stateside or otherwise.
UPDATE: Toshiba now has the full range listed on their retail site, pricing at $299.99, $479.99, and $579.99 USD for the Pure, Pro, and Write, respectively.
UPDATE 2: Just in case you were wondering, NVIDIA has now confirmed that these Toshiba tablets are, indeed, the first Tegra 4-powered tablets to hit retail.
VIA: Android Police; Android Community
Toshiba Excite Pro aims to be first NVIDIA Tegra 4 tablet to market [UPDATE] is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’ve known about the ZTE Geek in the past, but very few details were known at that point, other than that it was running Intel’s Atom Z2580 SoC. However, today we’re being treated with what appears to be an unveiling of the ZTE Geek, running an NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor, making it the world’s first Tegra 4-equipped smartphone.
This ZTE Geek is the same one as the Intel Atom-powered version, but the Tegra 4 model will be available on China Mobile. The company shared some product shots on a Chinese forum ahead of the official announcement of the device. Details and specs of the new device still are not yet known officially, but leaks indicate the phone will pack quite a punch.
The Tegra 4 quad-core chip is said to be clocked at 1.8GHz and will have 2GB of RAM. Covering up the internals will be a 5-inch 1080p display with Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean running the show on the software end. There’s also an 8-megapixel camera with an LED flash and a 2MP shooter on the front for those inevitable selfies.
This is the first smartphone to carry the Tegra 4, and it’ll only be available on China Mobile for now, so a North American release may never happen, or we could see an international version pop up at some point, but specs could change if that happens. It probably won’t be long anyway until a Tegra 4-equipped smartphone lands in the US, as well as other parts of the world. It’ll only be a matter of time.
VIA: Android Community
ZTE Geek claims world’s first Tegra 4 phone title is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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