| NVIDIA announces second generation Maximus, now with Kepler power Aug 7th 2012, 13:39  It's been almost exactly a year since we first heard about NVIDIA's Maximus technology, and today the firm's just announced an update. The second generation of the platform is now supported by Kepler-based GPUs. This time around computational tasks get ferried off to the SMX-streaming K20 GPU, leaving the 3,840 x 2,160 resolution-supporting Quadro K5000 GPU ($3,199) to tackle the graphical functions. Want to know when you can get your hands on the goods? Well, NVIDIA says starting December, with the Quadro K5000 ($2,249 MSRP) available as a standalone in October. Head down to the PR for the full spin and forthcoming workstation / OEM details. Continue reading NVIDIA announces second generation Maximus, now with Kepler power Filed under: Desktops NVIDIA announces second generation Maximus, now with Kepler power originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | OUYA, XBMC sitting in a tree, media s-h-a-r-i-n-g (update: TuneIn, new pics) Aug 7th 2012, 13:28  OUYA's slew of collaborations isn't letting up, even with less than two days to go before its fundraising round is over. The XBMC team has just pledged that its upcoming Android app will be tailored to work with the upcoming console. While the exact customizations aren't part of the initial details, the media center app developers will have early access to prototypes of the OUYA hardware. There's suggestions that there won't be much of a wait for the Android port of XBMC, whether or not you're buying the cuboid system -- XBMC's developers note that Android work should be merged into the master path once "final sign-offs" are underway. All told, though, the OUYA is quickly shaping up into as much of a go-to media hub as it is a game system. Update: OUYA itself has also posted word that TuneIn's radio streaming is also on its way. And just to top off its efforts, the company has posted rendered images that better show the scale of the console: our Joystiq compatriots note that it's really a "baby GameCube" in size, and its gamepad looks gigantic by comparison. Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment OUYA, XBMC sitting in a tree, media s-h-a-r-i-n-g (update: TuneIn, new pics) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  XBMC | Email this | Comments | | We're live from SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles! Aug 7th 2012, 13:00  Most of us experience the Los Angeles Convention Center during one of its most chaotic weeks of the year, when tens of thousands of gaming industry manufacturers, video game designers and consumers descend upon downtown LA for the annual E3 expo, booth-babe radar tweaked to 11. There's a hint of graphics prowess amid the halls this week, too, albeit on a vastly smaller scale, and with a heavy heap of civility. SIGGRAPH is a trade event through and through, with attendees demonstrating their latest tech, taking in a handful of seminars or hunting for networking opportunities, in search of employment and partnerships. It's often also a venue for product launches, which is what's brought us out, along with the usual bounty of kooky creations that serve to entertain and lighten the mood. As always, we'll be bringing you a little bit of everything over the next few days, letting you sample the best of SIGGRAPH from the comfort of your own device -- head over to our SIGGRAPH 2012 tag to follow along. Filed under: Announcements We're live from SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | |
