Nvidia Denies Plans to Sell its own Tegra Netbooks
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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 its Tegra system-on-a-chip into cellphones and mobile internet devices produced by its partners. The company launched Tegra earlier this month as an ultra-low power chip package that could significantly improve audio and video processing capabilities in pint-sized devices. Tegra includes an 800-MHz ARM CPU, a high-definition video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor and an ultralow-power GeForce GPU, that can be used together or independently.
Nvidia will support Mobinnova, which announced a Tegra-powered netbook called élan earlier this month. The élan is expected to be the size of a hardcover book, weigh less than 2 pounds and offer five to ten hours of high-definition video playback.
Looks like Mobinnova will have to market élan on its own or find another company to rebrand the product.
Photo: Mobinnova élan netbook/Mobinnova
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