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First Peek At The JooJoo Tablet’s Guts

7:56AM March 12, 2010 | John Herrman

When Jason first played with JooJoo’s tablet, he caught a fleeting glimpse of a 1.6GHz Intel Atom in the device’s BIOS. Via the FCC, now we know for sure: It’s based on the Atom processor, and as predicted, Nvidia’s Ion. More »

Next-Generation Nvidia Ion Powers Up With 10x Faster Graphics

4:00PM March 2, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Netbook graphics are inherently weak, especially with Intel’s much-derided integrated graphics. But the new Nvidia Ion – like its predecessor – lets even a wimpy netbook Hulk out to play DX10 games and 1080p videos. It’s your netbook, on steroids. More »

Next-Gen Nvidia Ion: Pine Trail–Compatible, Better Performance

3:20PM December 23, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Intel’s Pine Trail Atom chips are pretty disappointing in the power department, so it’s good to see Nvidia step up with a new, Pine Trail–compatible line of Ion chips. If you want to watch HD YouTube on a netbook, read on. More »

Computing

Acer AspireRevo Upgraded: Windows 7, Ion Graphics And More

10:39PM October 16, 2009 | Danny Allen

Acer’s funky book-sized AspireRevo nettop just got a little better…and a touch pricier. This R3610-U9012 model has Windows 7, a dual-core Atom 330 processor, double the RAM (2GB), and full Ion graphics. It continues to support full 1080p HDMI output. More »

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Windows 7 To Awaken New Features In HP Mini 311 Line

7:30AM October 12, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Crazy parties aren’t the only things set to arrive with Windows 7. The HP Mini 311, a respectable little 1080p-pumping machine in its own right, could possibly get a slight upgrade once the anticipated OS arrives this month. More »

Software

Full Flash For Everyone But iPhone, Actually Playable HD Vids

3:01PM October 5, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

A ton of good news about Adobe Flash 10.1: Full Flash is coming to Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, WebOS and Windows Mobile. And it’ll be actually GPU accelerated, meaning you can play back YouTube in HD perfectly. But the bad news? More »

Computing

Asus EeeBox EB1501 Nettop: DVD Slot Drive, Ion Graphics

9:16PM October 2, 2009 | Danny Allen

Wow, this could be my fallback plan for a lightweight entertainment PC if the Eee Keyboard ends up sucking. The EB1501 is the first EeeBox with an optical drive, Windows 7, and a classy new design. More »

Computing

HP Mini 311 With Nvidia Ion Transistor Graphics Comes For $US400

2:01PM September 15, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

This might just be the netbook we’ve been waiting for: An Nvidia Ion-powered HP Mini with an 11-inch, 1366×768 display for 400 US bucks. And you can actually buy it soon! September 23. Did I mention it plays 1080p video awesomely? More »

Computing

Asus EeeBox EB1012 Has Ion Graphics, 1080p HDMI Output

8:04PM September 1, 2009 | Danny Allen

We had heard that an updated EeeBox PC was coming, and now its up on Asus USA’s site. The compact EB1012 packs an Atom N330 processor, 250GB hard disk, 2GB DDR2-800 RAM (expandable to 4GB), Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11n Wi-Fi. More »

Computing

Nvidia Ion Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Pushed Off Until Windows 7 Launch

7:20AM August 21, 2009 | Joanna Stern

It has been months since Lenovo announced that its IdeaPad S12 would be the first netbook (or borderline notebook) with Nvidia’s Ion, but it has since been MIA. Lenovo says, the system will now ship during the Windows 7 timeframe. More »