NVIDIA announces new GeForce chipsets for laptops, starts selling GTX 295s for desktops
Spare a thought for NVIDIA’s GeForce 9M series of laptop GPUs, just announced this past summer and already being put to pasture by the newly announced G100M series. The first trio of members for the club are the G105M, G110M, and GT 130M. The G105M is intended to replace the 9200M GE and scores a 2177 in 3DMark Vantage compared to 1391 for the old one — a tidy 56 percent boost. Meanwhile the G110M supersedes the 9300M GS, scoring 2481 and beating its predecessor by 35 percent, and the GT 130M beats the old 9600M GT’s score by 17 percent. The chips are in production now and will be featured in Lenovo’s upcoming Y-series laptops. Meanwhile, for those looking for a little boost at home, EVGA’s version of the GTX 295 is now available for purchase — if you have a spare $510 lying around.
Update: Sean just commented to let us know that there are other 295 flavors now available as well, some for a penny under $500.
[Thanks, Sean]
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Filed under: CES, Gaming, Laptops
NVIDIA announces new GeForce chipsets for laptops, starts selling GTX 295s for desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ViewSonic turns off spell check, launches Fuhzion line of 3D display devices
3D displays are hotter than Hansel right now, and ViewSonic is getting in to the new (old) tech of goggle-driven depth with a line of displays dubbed Fuhzion. First up is the 22-inch VX2265wm LCD, announced last year and sounding quite similar to the Samsung 2233RZ from yesterday. It’s a 1680 x 1050, 120Hz panel with a 2ms response rate, enabling it to tackle the quick cycling that will be required to reproduce a 3D image. The other addition to the line is the PJD6220-3D DLP projector, an updated (or at least renamed) version of the company’s existing PJD6220, illuminating 1024 x 768 pixels at 120Hz and a respectable contrast ratio of 2000:1. The projector is due next month for $1,499, while the VX2265wm drops in the next few weeks for a rather more reasonable $399 — another stat that happens to match Samsung’s offering.
Filed under: CES, Displays, Gaming
ViewSonic turns off spell check, launches Fuhzion line of 3D display devices originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Razer offers up Mamba wireless gaming mouse, Carcharias headset
It’s been a few months now since we’ve heard anything from Razer, but the outfit’s hitting us up with two new pieces here at CES that are definitely worth a look. Starting things off is yet another gaming mouse, this one coined the Mamba. It features 2.4GHz “gaming grade” wireless technology, an optional, detachable cord, first-in-class polling rates of 1-millisecond, a “world’s fastest” 5,600DPI Precision 3.5G Laser sensor and a battery life / DPI stage indicator. Moving on, we’ve got the Carcharias circumaural audio headset, which rocks a fully adjustable headband, inline remote and a 3-meter braided cable. The devices are set to start shipping in February and January, respectively, at $129.99 / $79.99. The release is hosted up in full after the break.
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Filed under: CES, Gaming, Peripherals
Razer offers up Mamba wireless gaming mouse, Carcharias headset originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony shows off GPS packing 1080p camcorders
Following an annual tradition, Sony has loosed several new HDR-series camcorders. Stop carrying that silly GPS dongle, as the HDR-XR520V (240GB of storage), HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR200V (both 120GB) pack one onboard along with NAVTEQ maps to geotag photos and videos alike, automatically detect time zone, highlight current map location and possibly save your life during an extended walk through the woods. The 520 and 500 are Sony’s first with back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, providing twice the low light performance of previous models. Smile Shutter, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound recording and 3.2-inch touch panel LCDs are standard across the line, including the low end HDR-XR100 (80GB) model. They start shipping in March for between $1,500 and $750 along with three new SD cams but — c’mon.
Filed under: CES, Digital Cameras, GPS, HDTV
Sony shows off GPS packing 1080p camcorders originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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