NVIDIA Announces Kai Platform, the Basis for Building Quad-Core Tablets at $199

by: | posted 05.23.12 | News

The star of the show at this year’s CES was a 7″ tablet that NVIDIA and Asus partnered to create which would meet a price point of just $250. What made it so desirable is that while meeting such a competitive price, it didn’t sacrifice in the specs department. It had a low power consuming display and naturally, NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 chip powered the internals. 

Week Two Contest: Win an Asus Transformer Pad Prize Bundle to Celebrate TegraZone’s First Birthday (Updated: Winner Chosen)

by: | posted 05.18.12 | Contests, News

It’s week two of DL and NVIDIA’s celebration of TegraZone’s first birthday. We had a really awesome turn out last week, so let’s keep the ball rolling and give everyone another shot at winning an awesome prize pack from NVIDIA and ASUS. As a reminder, NVIDIA is also hosting their own separate giveaways over at TegraZone, so make sure you enter those for even more chances to win a brand new ASUS tablet. After today’s giveaway, you still have next week to win as well, so good luck to everybody. 

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Released to Play Store, Looking Better Than Ever

by: | posted 05.16.12 | Apps, Games, News, Videos

When I was growing up, Sonic the Hedgehog for the SEGA Genesis (16-bit if you care to know) was all the rage at my house. My older brother would allow me to watch him play it for hours and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Sometimes I was lucky enough to play it myself, but I wasn’t all that good at that age. Sonic is one of the most popular game characters of all time, ranking up there with Zelda and even Mario. With 80 million copies of the games sold, SEGA continues to keep his legacy alive with this newest addition, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II. 

Week One Contest: Win an Asus Transformer Pad Prize Bundle to Celebrate TegraZone’s One Year Anniversary (Update: Winner Picked)

by: | posted 05.11.12 | Contests, News

To celebrate TegraZone’s first birthday, NVIDIA have partnered with DL to give away a Transformer Pad prize bundle once a week, for three weeks. The bundle includes a brand-spanking new Asus Transformer Pad with matching keyboard dock, a Logitech game controller, and a Jambox Speaker box to get the greatest mobile gaming experience one can get. So, are you ready to win it? 

NVIDIA Posts Q1 Earnings, $60.4 Million Profit on $924.9 Million in Revenue

by: | posted 05.11.12 | News

NVIDIA’s Q1 earnings call took place this morning with the company reporting a somewhat small decrease in growth when compared to last year’s Q4. In total, the company raked in $925 million in total revenue, with $60.4 million in profit thanks to the success of their Tegra line of mobile processors and the Kepler GPUs. In true CEO fashion, Jen-Hsun Huang said that their product launches have been better than ever and that he has high expectations for the upcoming year. You can catch the entire press release down below.

NVIDIA’s TegraZone Hits 1-Year Anniversary – Announces Players’ Choice Awards, Wants to Give You Prizes

by: | posted 05.10.12 | Contests, News

Can you believe it? The NVIDIA TegraZone, the premier spot for serious mobile gamers to shop, has hit its 1-year anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, NVIDIA has launched a Players’ Choice Awards contest where gamers can win a variety of prizes (including some right here at Droid Life), simply by voting at the TegraZone site in 3 categories:  best graphics, best gameplay, and overall fun.

The Players’ Choice Awards will run from May 10 through May 31, but throughout the voting period, NVIDIA will hand out 7 Asus Transformer Pads to those that have voted. On Droid Life, we will hand out 3 separate tablet bundles of our own (1 per week for 3 weeks) that include a Transformer Pad with keyboard dock, Jambox speaker, and a Logitech gaming controller. In other words, you have a bunch of chances to win some pretty amazing prizes.

To start voting and to get your name entered to win prizes, scan the QR code below:

You can also head to the TegraZone site or NVIDIA blog.

Dark Meadow Arrives for Android, Powered by the Unreal Engine and Evil Spirits

by: | posted 04.26.12 | Apps, Games, News, Reviews, Videos

Phosphor’s Dark Meadow is now available in the Play Store for select Tegra-powered Android devices. We have been fortunate enough to have the game for a few days and there is no doubt that it is one of more beautifully designed games I have had the pleasure of playing on a mobile platform. You awake in an abandoned hospital, but as you come to find out through exploring the halls and rooms, you are not alone. A single voice through a loudspeaker is your only guide, whose sole purpose is make sure you destroy the witch that has you both trapped there.