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NVidia GoForce 5500 brings digital entertainment to mobile phones

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NVidia Corporation unveiled the GoForce 5500, handheld
graphics processing unit (GPU). It enables fluid digital TV, high-fidelity
surround sound, rapid multi-shot photography, and console-class 3D graphics. For
many years, these capabilities have been the domain of function-specific devices
such as the home entertainment system, the digital still camera, or the Sony
Playstation.

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“High-quality multimedia services are a key revenue
growth driver for the world's carriers and content providers and we believe
we'll see significant uptake of these services in 2006,” said Mario Morales,
Semiconductor Analyst for IDC.

MULTIMEDIA
FEATURES OF GoForce 5500

  • True, fluid digital
    TV and video            

  • The industry's
    first handheld GPU to playback H.264, WMV9 and MPEG-4 video up to D1
    resolution1 at 30 frames per second (fps)

  • Compatible with
    major mobile TV standards including DVB-H, ISDB-T, and DMB networks

  • High Fidelity
    Surround Sound

  • Crossfade and
    multistream technologies help to prevent breaks between songs and
    music cut out when the ringtone is activated

  • Console-class 3D
    gaming

  • Experience
    console-class games, such as Quake III Arena, at unrivalled speeds on
    a handheld device

  • 3X the performance
    of the previous generation2

  • Sharp, crystal
    clear digital photography

  • Rapid multi-shot
    capabilities so users never miss a photo

  • Support for up to
    10 megapixel resolution

  • Ultra-low power
    consumption

  • Dedicated low-power
    hardware design delivers more hours of entertainment on the phone with
    less drain on the talk time

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