Ready for a double dose of Tegra newsbits? Weve been wondering whats packed in the Zune HD for some time now, but apparently PC Perspective has had the answer since Computex and didnt realize the newsworthiness until now. According to the article, NVIDIA staffers told the site that its uber-powerful Tegra processor will be the heart and soul of Microsofts revised PMP. Theres been no official word from anyone, and for all we know it mightve been some (possibly misinformed) employee mouthing off for kicks. If true, however, itd be one helluva screw you from Microsoft to Windows Mobile fans, whove been waiting over a year at this point to see some retail hardware running on NVIDIAs mobile platform. Weve put in calls to both companies for some sort of statement, but were not getting our hopes up.In other news, a group of researchers from Georgia Tech and Savannah College of Art and Design are showing off some of CPUs impressive potential with an augmented reality game ARhrrrr. Using a Tegra-powered mobile dev kit, the game projects a 3D town based on a two-dimensional diagram where you tap the screen to shoot zombies, or lay Skittles in real life to serve as virtual bombs. Weve seen similar implementations before, but were admittedly quite infatuated with this one, and as a bonus, theres video of the demo after the break.
Zune HD uses NVIDIA Tegra processor
Augmented Environments Lab: ARhrrrr!
