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The ION platform unlocks the power of Intel's Atom CPU by combining it with the NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 9400 GPU. Press and industry experts agree that the ION platform provides amazing capabilities for mini-notebooks, which today offer only basic functionality. With the ION platform, notebook and small form factor PCs deliver the same features as premium PCs, including superb HD video, photo and video editing, and support for popular PC games.
After seeing it in action at CES, The Tech Report wrote that the ION platform "has the potential to endow compact, inexpensive Atom-based systems with new levels of competency." Hot Hardware considers ION "a home run in the making." Legit Reviews called NVIDIA's ION reference PC "one of the most interesting PC designs that we have seen in years," and TechGage honored it with a "Best of CES 2009" award.(1)
In addition to rave reviews from online media, LAPTOP Magazine recognized the GeForce 9400 GPU, the foundation of the ION platform, with a Mobile Innovation Award in its January issue.
The GeForce 9400 GPU in the ION platform is up to ten times faster than existing netbooks with integrated graphics. As a result, the ION platform offers capabilities found in premium notebook PCs, including:
-- Superb full-spec 1080p high definition video playback -- Support for popular PC games such as Call of Duty 4, World of WarCraft, The Sims 2, and Spore -- Windows Vista Premium and the upcoming Windows 7 -- Faster photo and video editing with Adobe Creative Suite 4
The GeForce 9400 GPU provides all of these capabilities in about one-half of the space of today's Atom CPU-based solutions with minimal affect on battery life.
A new generation of affordable PCs built around the ION platform is expected to be released by summer of 2009. Consumers should contact their favorite PC manufacturer to inquire about the availability of notebooks, net- tops, and small form factor PCs featuring the ION platform.
For more information, go to http://www.nvidia.com/ion or follow updates at http://www.twitter.com/nvidiaion and http://www.youtube.com/user/nvidiaion.
(1) Story links: http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/16207; http://hothardware.com/Articles/NVIDIAs-Ion-Small-FormFactor-PC-Platform-/; http://www.legitreviews.com/article/876/1/; and http://techgage.com/article/best_of_ces_2009/
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Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to: the benefits, features, impact, and capabilities of the
NVIDIA ION platform and GeForce GPUs; are forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially
different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially include: development of more efficient or faster
technology; adoption of the CPU for parallel processing; design, manufacturing
or software defects; the impact of technological development and competition;
changes in consumer preferences and demands; customer adoption of different
standards or our competitor's products; changes in industry standards and
interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies
when integrated into systems as well as other factors detailed from time to
time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission
including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended
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