NVIDIA APX 2500 To Power Next-Gen Smartphones

February 14, 2008

Ready for the next-generation of smartphones? NVIDIA, in tandem with long-time partner Microsoft, introduced the NVIDIA APX 2500, an applications processor they say will deliver video power for a new era of Windows Mobile-enabled smartphones.

Among the new features of the APX 2500:

•   The industry’s first HD (720p) playback and capture capability for handheld devices;
•   An ultra-low power (ULP) GeForce core that is fully compliant with OpenGL ES 2.0 and Microsoft Direct3D Mobile, providing a low-power 3D solution for acceleration of 3D user interfaces;
•   NVIDIA nPower technology, which minimizes power consumption in active mode, enabling over 10 hours of high-definition video playback and up to 100 hours of audio—a benchmark NVIDIA claims is more than four times the audio playback of the latest tough-screen phones;
•   Support for connectivity and media acceleration technologies to enable the latest Web 2.0 applications.
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The APX 2500 application processor is sampling now with key customers and will enter full production by Q2 2008.

Posted by Beth Stackpole on February 14, 2008 | Comments (0)

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