Nvidia Aiming On Android With Tegra 2

[Berthenk]

Thanks to Tweakers.net, again.

Also, Google Translate.

Nvidia has stated that with his Tegra2-soc will focus on Android smartphones. According to the company's mobile chip is a good competitor to the A4-soc, in the iPad and perhaps also in the new iPhone is used.

Nvidia has a conference call some more information released about the strategy with his Tegra2-soc in mind. The company was the first Tegra consciously made the choice on Microsoft going into the sea, and get more experience with mobile chips do. This cooperation resulted in the Zune media player and the HD-Kin recently introduced phones. As the successor to the Tegra Nvidia wants the tablet and smartphone market with the Android operating system will enter.

According to CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, Apple with its A4 processor now the fastest chip in the hands and handset manufacturers need to have a chip that is at least as fast. The CEO believes that Nvidia that need to Tegra2-soc can play. Although Texas Instruments and Qualcomm currently most of the mobile chips deliver lacks these processors, according to Huang graphics performance of the new generation of smartphones and tablets need.

The company expects the first Android devices with a Tegra2-soc in the third or fourth quarter this year on the market. Nvidia speaks of this third-generation android, which might be on version 3.0 of the mobile operating system is mentioned. In recent months a large number of tablets announced the Tegra 2 as beating heart. Including some upcoming Dell tablet is Nvidia's mobile processor based.

So... what does this mean for the 3DS, you guise 'n gals think?

Edit: forgot the Sauce

 

[Hakoda]

So... what does this mean for the 3DS, you guise 'n gals think?

I don't think so at all as it doesn't mention Nintendo or the 3DS anywhere but I guess if there going to try and implement it into mobile devices there is a small chance they will turn to the 3DS. Sadly, Nintendo favors ATI cards over nVidia but who knows, that could change.

 

[Hadrian]

So... what does this mean for the 3DS, you guise 'n gals think?

Nothing. If the 3DS does have Tegra 2 I doubt any of this news will be related.

 

[OSW]

Android on 3DS? How sweet that would be... but yeh, wildly unlikely hahaha

 

[Wabsta]

Android on 3DS? How sweet that would be... but yeh, wildly unlikely hahaha

Unlikely yea, but one can dream

 

[coolbho3000]

Nevar, nevar. Unless Nintendo twists Android beyond recognition.

 

[Jiggah]

What does this mean for the 3DS?....Nothing. Nintendo will end up using a proprietary OS solution along with various hardware protection schemes on top of Tegra2. This could however be big news for homebrew on 3DS i.e. Android porting for the 3DS and such if they can get past the hardware/software protection that Nintendo will undoubtedly throw in.