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CES 2015: Nvidia Tegra X1 ‘superchip’ brings desktop power to mobile devices

CES 2015: Nvidia Tegra X1 ‘superchip’ brings desktop power to mobile devices

By Michelle Fitzsimmons After unveiling the new GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 graphics cards, and finally releasing Grid streaming, what could Nvidia possibly have to reveal at CES 2015? Apparently, a powerful mobile chip. Dubbed the Tegra X1, the processor is super energy efficient while also packing enough power to run a desktop. More…

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CES 2015: Nvidia Tegra X1 ‘superchip’ brings desktop power to mobile devices

CES 2015: Nvidia Tegra X1 ‘superchip’ brings desktop power to mobile devices

By Michelle Fitzsimmons After unveiling the new GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 graphics cards, and finally releasing Grid streaming, what could Nvidia possibly have left to reveal at CES 2015? Apparently, a very powerful mobile chip. Dubbed the Tegra X1, the processor is super energy efficient while also packing enough power to run a…

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Nvidia Announces Tegra X1 With Maxwell GPU

Nvidia Announces Tegra X1 With Maxwell GPU

By Frederic Lardinois At a press conference in Las Vegas, Nvidia today announced an update to its highly successful Tegra K1 mobile processor. The X1 combines a 64-bit ARM_based processor with a graphics chip based on the company’s Maxwell architecture. The K1 used Nvidia’s older Kepler GPU technology. The X1 will feature a 256-core Maxwell…

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The Ring Is Real

The Ring Is Real

By Jordan Crook It’s been almost a year since Takuro Yoshida and his team blew up Kickstarter with the Ring, a wearable that uses simple wand-like gestures to control gadgets in the home. Promises abounded: You’ll be able to control the lights in your home with the flick of a finger. You’ll be able to…

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Hands-on review: Lenovo ThinkPad T550

Hands-on review: Lenovo ThinkPad T550

By Juan Martinez Workstations like Lenovo’s ThinkPad W540 ($2,573, £1,606, AU$2,946) and Dell’s Precision M6800 ($3,490, £2,075, AU$3,750) are among the best on the market. For business users that would love a workstation, but can’t afford to go above $1K, Lenovo’s ThinkPad T line has traditionally been a safe bet. This year, Lenovo is unveiling…

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Hands-on review: CES 2015: Lenovo ThinkPad T550

Hands-on review: CES 2015: Lenovo ThinkPad T550

By Juan Martinez Workstations like Lenovo’s ThinkPad W540 ($2,573, £1,606, AU$2,946) and Dell’s Precision M6800 ($3,490, £2,075, AU$3,750) are among the best on the market. For business users that would love a workstation, but can’t afford to go above $1K, Lenovo’s ThinkPad T line has traditionally been a safe bet. This year, Lenovo is unveiling…

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Lima Showcases Its Mobile App For Its Dropbox Alternative

Lima Showcases Its Mobile App For Its Dropbox Alternative

By Romain Dillet French startup Lima is presenting another piece of its offering at CES, the mobile app. And it is a very promising app for those who backed Lima to seamlessly access their photos, music library and movies from their phones and tablets. While the team still needs to polish the app interface, it…

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The OBox Is A Console’s Take On Android Gaming

The OBox Is A Console’s Take On Android Gaming

By Alex Wilhelm At CES this year, Snail, a Chinese gaming company, demoed a new console it is working to release early this year called the OBox. The device is essentially a modular — their word — computer that runs Android games. I tinkered with the thing earlier today when it was attached to a…

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Tales Of CES: Everybody Tells Me CES Is A Mess

Tales Of CES: Everybody Tells Me CES Is A Mess

By Romain Dillet Next week will be my first CES. Over the past couple of months, when I talked with CES veterans, they all told me that CES is a horrible experience. And yet, I am still incredibly excited. I plan to take advantage of my fresh perspective on the show to share my experience…

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The Withings Activité Pop Is Probably The Best Overall Activity Tracker Yet

The Withings Activité Pop Is Probably The Best Overall Activity Tracker Yet

By Darrell Etherington Withings has shored up the only major complaint I had with its Activité fitness and activity tracker/watch: The price. The French health accessory maker has revealed the Activité Pop, which is a version of its flagship Activité that costs only $149.95, rather than $450, and it goes on sale tomorrow, at Best…

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Hands-on review: CES 2015: Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015)

Hands-on review: CES 2015: Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015)

By Joe Osborne Save for Apple, Samsung is the only laptop manufacturer yet to hop on the hybrid train. In 2015, the Korean firm presses on with its conservative approach, perhaps even trying to beat its archrival to the punch with the fanless, 12.2-inch Samsung Ativ Book 9. Of course, Samsung is as focused on…

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Hands-on review: CES 2015: Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015)

Hands-on review: CES 2015: Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015)

By Joe Osborne Save for Apple, Samsung is the only laptop manufacturer yet to hop on the hybrid train. In 2015, the Korean firm presses on with its conservative approach, perhaps even trying to beat its archrival to the punch with the fanless, 12.2-inch Samsung Ativ Book 9. Of course, Samsung is as focused on…

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Week in Gaming: Xbox One grows more powerful, The Last of Us 2 ‘confirmed’, and Sony says sorry

Week in Gaming: Xbox One grows more powerful, The Last of Us 2 ‘confirmed’, and Sony says sorry

By Hugh Langley How will you remember Christmas 2014? Maybe it was setting fire to the tree with your new drone, or perhaps Grandma managed to go a whole hour without making a slightly racist remark. For many people it was the frustration of not being able to access PSN or Xbox Live because a…

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Week in Gaming: Xbox One grows more powerful, The Last of Us 2 ‘confirmed’, and Sony says sorry

Week in Gaming: Xbox One grows more powerful, The Last of Us 2 ‘confirmed’, and Sony says sorry

By Hugh Langley How will you remember Christmas 2014? Maybe it was setting fire to the tree with your new drone, or perhaps Grandma managed to go a whole hour without making a slightly racist remark. For many people it was the frustration of not being able to access PSN or Xbox Live because a…

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CES 2015: SteelSeries Sentry eye tracker will have some Twitchy new tricks at CES

CES 2015: SteelSeries Sentry eye tracker will have some Twitchy new tricks at CES

By Michael Rougeau Tobii and SteelSeries showed off their eye-tracking Sentry gadget throughout last year, but at CES 2015 they’ll introduce one of its coolest features yet. With the help of as-yet-unnamed “popular streaming personalities” the companies will show how the SteelSeries Sentry can track the vision of players streaming their gameplay on Twitch to…

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