http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/ Engadget Comments for ASUS G50 prototype with additional 4.3-inch Tegra-based PC http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/]]>Jan 7th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/You have hotkeys on your touchpad, this is another computer]]>Jan 7th 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/
The idea is to have full integration. As it is, they are showing you that they can make a laptop with an extremely powerful track pad, and it has no effect on the hardware (runs completely independently).]]>Jan 7th 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/
And I bet the touchscreen can be custumized to bring shortcuts and stuff when you use the big cpu.

If its add less than 300$ to the price, its a great innovative feature. ]]>Jan 7th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/asus-features-modded-g50-with-4-3-inch-secondary-computer-oh-my/

It runs separate from the main computer, only sharing a power supply. This means that no, it is not a powerful track pad. The prototype is planned for production, which means, no, they aren't changing it. Finally, for the person who says it's not dumb, all this is is a PMP embedded in a laptop. There's nothing special about this. It's like paying for an iPhone to be embedded in your computer. Why not just buy a NORMAL laptop and a NORMAL PMP?? It's dumb.

Although it would be cool if it interacted with the laptop.

The only thing I found cool about this, is that it's the first model of anything I've seen with a release window that runs Tegra. I really want Tegra out on phones right now.]]>Jan 7th 2009 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/Jan 7th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/First Nvidia promised "first products by the end of 08", then I found out good old 08 suddenly ended, and no devices were found.
I found out that Nvidia simply updated their page - "H1 09".
And now I find that this device features Tegra APX - little system-on-a-chip, which was supposed to be installed into mobile phones, not Tegra 600, meant for MIDs, UMPCs ect. Means this little thing has a weaker Tegra "APX", and thus cannot play FullHD at 30fps while being connected to TV via HDMI, unlike its "600" series brother.

Too bad. I was expecting this to be in my phone by now and more powerful version being in my pocket PC somewhere in 09. Was I expecting too much?]]>Jan 8th 2009 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/asus-g50-prototype-with-additional-4-3-inch-tegra-based-pc/
The only likely catch is how do you transfer the movies to the Tegra, and how much if any transcoding will be required. Either way this technology is moving in the next 18 months towards being able to play everything, including Blu-rays, natively - so even if transcoding was required this generation, that'd only be a very temporary problem.]]>Jan 8th 2009 5:50AM