Inside ZuneHD: Tegra
Details are still emerging on the latest Zune, the ZuneHD. While it will be flash based, and have an HD radio built in, little is known about the actual capacity, or the pricing. One thing is for sure is that it will have the iPod Touch squarely in its crosshairs.
One thing that is coming out is that the ZuneHD uses the Nvidia Tegra "System-on-a-chip" to give it some processing muscle. This is a ARM based processor, that is ultra low power, and was developed specifically for handhelds, smartphones, and portable devices. Despite the attractiveness of such a chip, other manufacturers have not used it, and in fact the Zune will be the first device to use this Tegra chip. Built by Nvidia, it has Geforce processing built in, and should be ideal for video, including 1080P and 720P hi def, a traditional weakness of handheld devices. Perhaps if it performs well here, it will be a boost to the entire Windows Mobile platform.
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