drag2share: ARM Planning OCTO-CORE Mobile Graphics Processor for 2013 [Guts]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5858201/arm-planning-octo+core-mobile-graphics-processor-for-2013

Chip company ARM has announced its latest processor evolution, in the form of its Mali-T658 GPU. ARM says this'll provide "desktop-class performance" with "ten times" the power of the 400 series found in the Galaxy S II.

The Mali-T658 offers PC and console gaming image enhancement features like 4x Full Scene Anti-Aliasing, plus it can be scaled up to run across eight cores. But you can still allow yourself a brief period of excitement about quad-core devices, as ARM says its newest GPU won't make it into consumer products until 2013.

ARM has also put an extremely bonkers teaser of the sort of graphics and utilities the processor can produce up on YouTube. It's proper 'Tomorrow's World' stuff. [ARM via BBC via Gizmodo UK]

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drag2share: ARM's Mali-T658 GPU aims to beat the world in 2013; president Tudor Brown steps down

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/arms-mali-t658-gpu-aims-to-beat-the-world-in-2013-president-tu/

Here's an ARM duo to digest this fine morning -- ARM's president (and co-founder) Tudor Brown has announced that he'll be retiring in May after serving a bit over a score with the company. His final day will be May 3rd of next year, with Chairman Doug Dunn confessing that Brown had played "an important role in the creation and successful development of ARM over the past 21 years and has made an immense contribution in a wide range of positions." Oddly enough, a company spokesperson has stated that ARM has "no plans at this stage to replace Mr. Brown," though we suspect that could change as the date draws closer.

In more product-related news, the company's forthcoming (and by "forthcoming," we mean "perhaps by the end of 2013") Mali-T658 GPU should provide a 10x improvement in performance over the existing Mali-400. According to a slide hosted up over at AnandTech, it'll offer double the shader cores per GPU, twice the arithmetic pipes per shader core and "extensive" API support. For those unaware, the Mali-400 MP4 is a real barnburner for the Android platform, and given that the T658 can scale to eight cores, we're guessing you may have just made your mind up about timing on your next smartphone purchase. Hit the links below to dig in deeper, but remember -- 2013 is about an eternity from now. Depressing, we know.

ARM's Mali-T658 GPU aims to beat the world in 2013; president Tudor Brown steps down originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Lytro's light field camera hits the FCC, drop-dead simple user manual in tow

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/lytros-light-field-camera-hits-the-fcc-drop-dead-simple-user-m/

2011's most outrageously incredible camera just hit the FCC, leaving it a step or two shy of being on retail shelves here in America. The Lytro light field camera (hands-on) -- for those who blinked through late October -- is a rare game-changing device that enables photographers to shift the depth of field after the image has been captured. The downside, of course, is that this functionality is tucked into a pocket-sized toy rather than Canon's incoming EOS 1D-X (or similar), but we're hoping that it's only a matter of time before the company licenses this out to the big boys. The included user guide proves just how simple the $399 device will be to operate, but on the same token, how few options there will be for advanced users. Dig in yourself in the source link below -- looks like that "early 2012" shipping promise might just be kept.

Lytro's light field camera hits the FCC, drop-dead simple user manual in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: If You're Buying a New Camera, You Must Use This Website [Cameras]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5858084/if-youre-buying-a-new-camera-you-must-use-this-website

Buying a new gadget is hard. We try to help as much as we can! But there are little things you need to know, like the exact size of a camera compared to another camera, before you buy. CameraSize does exactly that.

It's so smart I wish I invented it. You can see the size difference from each angle too. The only thing I'd want is a better backlog of cameras to compare to (like old cameras you're familiar with). It's like holding a camera without holding a camera! [CameraSize via PetaPixel]

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drag2share: Evoluce Kinect SDK hits the web, gives you an alternative to Microsoft's wares

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/evoluce-kinect-sdk-hits-the-web-gives-you-an-alternative-to-mic/

If you think Microsoft should have all the SDK fun, just cause the company created the Kinect? Well, Evoluce clearly disagrees. The company behind Win & I and the Evoluce ONE 47-inch multitouch PC is offering devs its own tools for creating apps and interfaces that take advantage of the Kinect on Windows 7. The SDK is a free download, but it plans to release a commercial version sometime in the future -- taking the battle straight to the boys in Redmond. Check out the video and PR after the break.

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Evoluce Kinect SDK hits the web, gives you an alternative to Microsoft's wares originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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