Jon Peddie

You want processors, asks Intel

Besides changing its CEO and sending automated automobiles cruising in Munich, Intel also had a lot of processor news for CES. Intel’s Executive VP Gregory Bryant kicked off the presentation of the company’s 11th gen CPUs saying, “Only Intel has the breadth of products spanning multiple architectures; the large, open ecosystem; sheer scale of manufacturing footprint; and deep technical expertise … Read more

Holy cow

Qualcomm changes CEOs and buys CPU company Nuvia, Intel rehires Pat Gelsinger, Jim Keller takes over Canadian AI company, AMD announces Ryzen 5000 and the majority of gaming notebooks, Nvidia brings ray tracing to the masses with RTX3600, Dell and HP introduce massive monitors as well as 15- and 17-inch notebooks. Qualcomm and Nvidia announce they are the partner of … Read more

Nvidia’s RTX 3060

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1060 released in 2016 for $249 is currently the most popular graphics card on Steam (11.4%, Dec). Now, however, it’s starting to show its age as the production values of the latest games continue to improve, demanding more and more from an AIB. Nvidia cites gamers playing Watch Dogs 2 with high settings realizing 60 fps with … Read more

Is Nvidia about to change forever?

Nvidia was founded on April 5, 1993, by Jensen Huang, who used to be the director of CoreWare at LSI Logic, Chris Malachowsky, an electrical engineer who worked at Sun Microsystems, and Curtis Priem, previously a senior staff engineer and graphics chip designer at Sun Microsystems. They wanted to create a virtualized environment for all things IO (including Graphics) and … Read more

Sony’s big TVs

The number of “firsts” Sony has chalked up for TVs is too long to list. An important brand for over 50 years, Sony promises to amaze their customers, especially during CES time. For this virtual CES they rolled out the big boys. Not the biggest TV you’ve ever seen, but too big for your living room unless you’re Jeff Bezos. … Read more

Big Merc display powered by Nvidia AI

Dell just announced a slick 40-inch 5K display (see story this issue), and Acer has a new 27-in 4k 275 Hz display. Those are nice, but… if you want a big, really BIG, display then you’re going to have to buy a car. Not just any car, but an expensive car—a Mercedes-Benz, Baby. The curved screen unit stretches almost the … Read more

Acer gaming monitors are fast

Acer unveiled some new products in its Predator and Nitro portfolios with three gaming monitors. Additionally, the company said it is the first to deliver TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe-certified gaming monitors that emit less high-energy blue light than industry-standard monitors. The Predator XB273U NX 27-inch monitor has a WQHD (2560 x 1440) panel with a 275 Hz refresh rate (overclocked) and … Read more

Dell’s 40-inch 5K

Dell has been a leader in displays for 15 years or more. The first to offer an 8k display, the first to offer a 49-inch curved display, and the first to offer a 2K mini-LED display with backlit zones. For 2021, Dell launched a 40-inch ultrawide curved monitor they say is designed for productivity and content creation chores. The 5k … Read more

Is Nvidia about to change forever?

Nvidia may have started out serving the gaming community with a graphics chip, but the company has always been more than a gaming company. Nvidia is a computer company with strong interests in gaming, but its future is computing. CPU computing, GPU computing, and network computing. Maybe Nvidia should make a change to its name to reflect its broad interests. How about Nvidia Computer, or Nvidia Computing.