Want to experience gaming on a machine with top specs without actually buying or building a gaming rig? Nvidia has a solution that might appeal to you. The company introduced GeForce Now for PC and Mac platforms. It's a cloud-based game streaming service that lets users take advantage of Nvidia's tech by paying for it by the hour. You can play games on a GTX 1080 for $25 per 10 hours,...
Nvidia this week officially unveiled a new Shield TV, one of the market’s best set-top boxes on the market. The updated model was announced at an event in Las Vegas for CES 2017. The biggest addition to the new Shield TV, which will retail for $199 when it’s available next month, is support for 4K HDR. With 4K becoming a common media in streaming, HDR is the next step in home...
ZF and NVIDIA took to the stage at CES 2017 to announce the ZF ProAI, a new electronic control unit that will power the cars of the future. ZFProAI is the fastest, most powerful brains that will be able to handle all the computing power necessary for autonomous driving systems. The beauty of ZF ProAI is that it is entirely scalable and able to be to used in applications beyond...
In all, we haven't seen very much of BioWare's next Mass Effect game. And what we have seen hasn't aired in traditional venues. That continues next week as our next dose of Mass Effect: Andromeda footage will apparently come out of graphics company Nvidia's CES 2017 keynote. BioWare announced on Twitter that we can expect to see more "environments and gameplay" during Nvidia's CES...
At the core of every console is a CPU. For years, the CPUs of game consoles were different from not only each other but from PCs as well. Last generation, every console had its own thing going on, and it made porting games difficult. Ports from one console to another often suffered badly in the process. This time around, PlayStation, Xbox, and PCs are all using the same basic...
Earlier this year Elon Musk announced plans to push further into artificial intelligence research through OpenAI, a non-profit research firm where he serves as co-chairs. Now the organization has revealed a surprising new plan to train its AI by forcing it to read through Reddit comment threads. MIT Technology Review reports that OpenAI plans to run the project on a new DGX-1...
The NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet is one of the coolest gaming devices on the market, offering phenomenal power in a tiny package. While we weren’t necessarily pining for a follow-up, evidence surfaced in May suggested a sequel was on the way. But according to a new letter from NVIDIA to the FCC, that’s no longer happening. Here’s the letter in question: Dear Examiner, This is to request...
If you thought the latest 10 series of Nvidia graphics cards was impressive with its lower price points and higher capabilities, you may want to strap in. Nvidia has just unveiled their newest Titan card, and this one's powered by the same proprietary Pascal technology that makes the 10 series possible. Here's the Nvidia Titan X. It will release on August 2, 2016, and it's been priced...
NVIDIA just released its first video game ever, and it looks incredible. The California chipmaker’s new title, VR Funhouse, is available now for the HTC Vive. The game drops you in the middle of a classic carnival full of interactive minigames. There’s familiar options like throwing a ball at small targets and a whack-a-mole inspired setup. You can also shoot green goo into a clown...
The NVIDIA SHIELD is one of the nicest streaming devices on the market, and for Prime Day it has a price to match. The SHIELD and SHIELD Pro are marked down for the next six hours or until quantities run out. In short, act fast or you may miss out on this killer deal. We’re serious, don’t sit around and debate this one. Remember, to take advantage of these sales you must be a...