Is Nvidia Building a Shield Tablet?

hal9001 · May 16, 2014

I was turned of to the shield because of its form-factor, but now with a larger screen and remote game stream I am much more interested. Would any of you get an nVidia Shield tablet?

From Tom'sHardware:

"Last week we reported that an unannounced Nvidia tablet tagged as "Mocha" was spotted on the GFXBench website. The device had a 7.9-inch screen with a 2048 x 1536 resolution and a 5-point touch input at the very least. The device was also powered by Nvidia's new quad-core Tegra K1 chip, which is an ARM Cortex-15 based SoC with 192 CUDA cores.

The tablet's specs also revealed 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage (13 GB free), support for OpenGL ES 3.1, and Android 4.4.2 "KitKat," the same OS that's used on Nvidia's Shield console. A 7MP camera on the back, a 4.8MP camera on the front, and Wireless and Bluetooth connectivity filled the specs list… for now, unofficially.

Now there's speculation that the Mocha device will feature Nvidia's GameStream technology, which means not only will owners play Android games, but stream a growing number of PC games to the device as well if customers have a Kepler-based desktop. The tablet will also supposedly have the Shield branding as well as dual-band wireless connectivity so that gamers can stream those PC titles on the 5 GHz band.

So again, we're left with rumors and speculation. We pegged the "Mocha" tablet as the next installment to Nvidia's Tegra Note series, but this new information has us scratching our heads. A Nvidia Shield tablet? Nvidia has a 5-inch model already with the Shield console. Perhaps the company plans to release a separate controller, or will partner with Power A (Moga controller)?

For right now, we really don't know if Mocha will be a gaming-focused tablet. The device could possibly serve as a second screen to the Shield 2, the latter of which was spotted in April with the Tegra K1 chip powering a 1440 x 810 screen. Shield 2 also included 4 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage, and a 0.3MP camera. Hopefully, Nvidia will unravel the mystery surrounding the two devices soon so we can quit speculating."

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-shield-mocha-tablet-gaming,26783.html

MCmcginness · May 16, 2014

I was turned of to the shield because of its form-factor, but now with a larger screen and remote game stream I am much more interested. Would any of you get an nVidia Shield tablet?

From Tom'sHardware:

"Last week we reported that an unannounced Nvidia tablet tagged as "Mocha" was spotted on the GFXBench website. The device had a 7.9-inch screen with a 2048 x 1536 resolution and a 5-point touch input at the very least. The device was also powered by Nvidia's new quad-core Tegra K1 chip, which is an ARM Cortex-15 based SoC with 192 CUDA cores.

The tablet's specs also revealed 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage (13 GB free), support for OpenGL ES 3.1, and Android 4.4.2 "KitKat," the same OS that's used on Nvidia's Shield console. A 7MP camera on the back, a 4.8MP camera on the front, and Wireless and Bluetooth connectivity filled the specs list… for now, unofficially.

Now there's speculation that the Mocha device will feature Nvidia's GameStream technology, which means not only will owners play Android games, but stream a growing number of PC games to the device as well if customers have a Kepler-based desktop. The tablet will also supposedly have the Shield branding as well as dual-band wireless connectivity so that gamers can stream those PC titles on the 5 GHz band.

So again, we're left with rumors and speculation. We pegged the "Mocha" tablet as the next installment to Nvidia's Tegra Note series, but this new information has us scratching our heads. A Nvidia Shield tablet? Nvidia has a 5-inch model already with the Shield console. Perhaps the company plans to release a separate controller, or will partner with Power A (Moga controller)?

For right now, we really don't know if Mocha will be a gaming-focused tablet. The device could possibly serve as a second screen to the Shield 2, the latter of which was spotted in April with the Tegra K1 chip powering a 1440 x 810 screen. Shield 2 also included 4 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage, and a 0.3MP camera. Hopefully, Nvidia will unravel the mystery surrounding the two devices soon so we can quit speculating."

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-shield-mocha-tablet-gaming,26783.html

Yes I assume they will. They did it with their Tegra note 7...I think. Ya I think they will talk about the Shield 2.0 and the Tegra K1 in june, at what ever tech event happens then. I forgot the name. I personally like the concept of the Shield better, dat controller dough.

Warcony · May 16, 2014

I hope they make a shield 2 with a 5. 5 to 6 inch screen. I have the original shield but I'd buy another one in a second if it had a bigger screen.

May 16, 2014

I hope they make a shield 2 with a 5. 5 to 6 inch screen. I have the original shield but I'd buy another one in a second if it had a bigger screen.

Same. A slightly bigger screen would make playing FPS's on it so much better.

snowComet · May 16, 2014

actually the spec is very similar to the Mi Pad that was announced yesterday....

a prototype may be?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/152556-xiaomi-unveils-mi-pada-7-9-inch-tablet-with-tegra-k1-soc/

Psykomantis00 · May 16, 2014

I hope they build a controller to use with it. The thing I like about the shield over everything else is the legit gaming controls, no on screen crap or halfassed buttons. I'd buy a shield right now if I knew that in a month or two there wasn't going to be a newer version and piss me off.