GeForce3 Ti 200 and GeForce2 Ti Now Available
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The GeForce3 Ti and GeForce2 Ti series of GPUs deliver breakthrough graphics, each providing unprecedented levels of performance and visual quality. The GeForce3 Ti 200 is the first DirectX® 8 GPU targeted at the performance mainstream market. By delivering 2.8 billion antialiased samples per second, the GeForce3 Ti 200 provides high-performance 3D graphics and state-of-the-art image quality for performance-class PCs. GeForce2 Ti redefines graphics performance for mainstream computers by delivering 1 billion pixels/sec. rendering power and delivering a groundbreaking 6.4GB/sec. of bandwidth at cost-effective price points.
However, the feature that sets the new Zaurus apart from other handhelds is a tiny keyboard that slides out when needed.
Japan-based Sharp said the device will ship in the first quarter. The company did not announce pricing, but the device is expected to cost around US$500--similar to handhelds that use Microsoft's PocketPC operating system and include a number of comparably priced components.
Unlike PocketPC, Linux has the advantage of being an open-source operating system that can be customized. Still, analysts say, Sharp will face a marketing challenge with corporations and consumers as it tries to compete with devices that use the more widely adopted operating systems from Microsoft and Palm.
"Now they have an alternative," Steve Petix, associate vice president of Sharp's mobile and IT solutions group, said of potential customers. "It's up to us to prove the alternative offers an advantage."
To arm itself in that battle, Sharp has lined up several partners including Aether Systems, which will help Sharp provide access to corporate e-mail and data. Sharp is also planning a host of wireless options for the device, including cellular digital packet data (CDPD), 802.11 and Bluetooth modules--all planned for the first quarter. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and 1xRTT modems, which can take advantage of the improved data capabilities of next-generation cellular networks, are planned for the second quarter.
Although Sharp is relaunching the Zaurus brand in the United States with a single model, the company hopes over the next two years to introduce everything from high-end handhelds that can make phone calls to lower-priced devices aimed at the youth and family market. Sharp, which has been selling a Zaurus in Japan that uses Sharp's own OS, also plans to transition its handhelds there to Linux and expects to introduce a Linux-based Zaurus in Europe next year.