NVIDIA CEO shows off mystery tablet, makes zero statements about mystery tablet

You think maybe the cats at NVIDIA are a little hot to trot on the tablet concept? Not only did Mike Rayfield (the company's general manager of its mobile division) spout off on a "3G capable touchpad" a few months ago, but CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has been spotted in Dubai with some seriously radical looking hardware. When we hit a post on Huang and his love for all things Apple earlier today, we somehow missed a pic of the CEO hanging tough with that handsome slab you see up above. We're not going to speculate on what it all means, but from the looks of things, NVIDIA is trying to drum up hype around the concept of a Tegra-powered handheld that's just a bit more sizable than your standard PMP. Of course, if you were hoping for more than a tease (like, you know, a partnership announcement or something), you can just keep on waiting.

[Thanks, Ron]

[MizuInOz Posted Nov 10th 2009 1:55AM]

Huag attempts a Dirty Harry impersonation:


"OK... So you want to look and feel the little tablet in front of me. Do ya, fella?
Well, all you have to do is tell me do I have one gulp or two gulps of water in the bottle, punk.

Are you willing to take a gamble?

If you can grab the bottle before me and take a drink, you can have the tablet. Wanna give it a try, do, huh?"

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 2:11AM]

I think engadget have problem with successful Asians.

[bebop Posted Nov 10th 2009 2:19AM]

Generalize much?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 2:37AM]

uh. What?

[RickJames Posted Nov 10th 2009 2:41AM]

Introducing the Apple ITouch XL the new Apple 'gaming' platform LOL

[mithritades Posted Nov 10th 2009 2:41AM]

Working tablet,Bitch!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 3:07AM]

OMG! that thing is massive, its like carrying a huge Cintiq around. I think if Plastic Logic is able to unveil the QUE in Jan at CES in color it's going to open many questions about what is possible about lightweight, thin flexible displays. I just love how that photo of Jen-Hsun is a story of it's own, it's like he just put that tablet on the table, kick back and exclaimed..."Wat up, you just got served!"

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 9:20AM]

This post is quite nice and the information about the tablet is very vast and the I totally agreed with the SEO and he is right.

[milkman6453 Posted Nov 10th 2009 4:03AM]

CAPTION CONTEST THIS PHOTO!!!!!!

1. WHO TURN DA LIGHTS ON!!!
2. I bring you tablets from the future.

[Nightwheel Posted Nov 10th 2009 4:06AM]

Ummmm..... At that size, I hope it doesn't run on Tegra hardware.

I mean if I got a tablet that big. I'd expect it to be running Nvidia's best Geforce GPU, a nice Quad Core, Decent battery life (it's big enough for the batteries needed), and a whole slew of USB ports and memory card slots.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 4:17AM]

I said make it 'THIS' big!

[solarpos Posted Nov 10th 2009 5:39AM]

The BookMac

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 8:14AM]

I like Nvidia but the iSlate is going to tear this thing apart. islate.org

[ZbHRP Posted Nov 10th 2009 6:32AM]

iTablet with ION.. :D

Unknown crap outside.. Apple Magic inside... Intel inside...

[uncola Posted Nov 10th 2009 7:28AM]

looks like a crunchpad

[Philip Han Posted Nov 10th 2009 7:29AM]

I LOVE his gestures lol
He kind of looks like my cousin too...

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[Philip Han Posted Nov 10th 2009 7:30AM]

I OFFICIALLY DECLARE: nVidia CEO MEME!!!

CAPTION AWAY FOLKS!!!

[acrew009 Posted Nov 10th 2009 7:34AM]

I think he's watching Ratatouille on that tablet. Pixar Anyone?

[DiGiC Posted Nov 10th 2009 11:38AM]

Is is just me or does that thing have a home button? :p

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 8:59AM]

Hmm... He's going to get in trouble for showing that off... and it's not Apple.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 10:20AM]

I'M AN ANTEATER!

[mountianbykr14 Posted Nov 10th 2009 12:17PM]

im almost 100% for sure that, that piece of technology on that table is by Apple... yes that means that, that could be the new apple tablet. (im just sing some common sense but what other tablets that you've seen have a button on the center buttom rim of the device... cause as far as i know apple's itouches and iphones uses that same style)

[mountianbykr14 Posted Nov 10th 2009 12:17PM]

I also just have to say that if you compare the rim style of this "mystery tablet" to the original ipod touch, the rims are the same dark gray sharp style

[TCrimson05 Posted Nov 11th 2009 10:26AM]

Jen-Hsun - "WHAT, DOES JEN-HSUN HUANG,LOOK LIKE?!"

Jen-Hsun - "Does he look b*itch?"

engadget - "wha...what?"

Jen-Hsun - "DOES, HE LOOK LIKE, A B*TCH?!?"

engadget - "n-no..!"

Jen-Hsun - "Why'd you try do f*ck him then?"

engadget - "no i, i..."

Jen-Hsun - "Yes YOU DID!!!, YES You did!"

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2009 4:23PM]

For a tablet it's freaking huge.

[Gregorian Posted Nov 10th 2009 10:56PM]

Well you don't have to swallow it.
... you can use it as a suppository.

[TeeWill Posted Nov 10th 2009 5:07PM]

That's Matthew Roloff's Asian half brother, and I think that device is actually just an iPhone with the Home button moved to the side.