In case you just decided to give in and sign up for an iPad preorder, don’t expect to get yours on the day that everyone else gets theirs. If you just decided to sign up now, you’re going to have to wait for a few more days. No, Apple didn’t come out with an announcement that they’ve run out, but they did change the delivery dates on the iPad’s preorder page to April 12th for the basic Wi-Fi models and a “late April” delivery date for the Wi-Fi + 3G versions.
Graphics chipset maker Nvidia has just released its first graphics cards based on the Fermi chipset, highlighted by the top-end GeForce GTX 480 that the company labeled as the “fastest GPU in the world.” Along with the GTX 470, the two new cards are Nvidia’s first GPUs to fully support Microsoft’s DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0 (once 4.0 comes out), but the spotlight is on the GTX 480, which claims to comfortably beat “the closest competitive product” (read: ATI’s Radeon HD 5800 series) in DirectX 11 gaming performance.
“Google and Intel have teamed up with Sony to come out with a TV platform that will be called Google TV,” that’s how Google could have every TV service from multichannel video programming distributors (or “MPVDs” that include satellite, cable and telcos) shaking in their boots. But according to this post from VideoNuze, Google’s new TV platform will work with existing systems and set-top boxes, with a pass-through HDMI cable system that’ll let you plug your existing TV box into the Google TV kit, which then connects to a TV. What do you get? Your same old TV service, but spiced up with Google’s Android-based interface and TV-based internet connectivity.
The guys over at MOTO Labs sought to find out which of today’s popular smartphones have the best touchscreen, and fashioned a touchscreen test that included a robot and a drawing app. Who came out on top? In terms of accuracy and sensitivity, the results show that the iPhone tops this bunch of mobiles made up of the HTC Droid Eris, Motorola Droid, Google’s Nexus One, Palm Pre, and the Blackberry Storm 2.
Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10, the company’s first Android smartphone that was formerly known as “Rachael,” is starting to hit online store shelves. Not for the light-of-wallet though, since online prices range from around $770 at Plemix to a $955 listing on Amazon for the unlocked, non-subsidized handset. It’s just been launched though, so if you’re looking for a high-end smartie with a 4-inch touchscreen, an 8MP cam (with touch focus, image stabilization, face and smile detection) Wi-fi, Bluetooth, and3G/HSDPA connectivity, you should expect to pay top-dollar. But if you’re not willing to spend that much on a phone, you might want to wait a while, let the hype cool off, and let the prices drop.
