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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
Capt'n, have you seen this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALKm0Leuc7c

iPad2 w/ HDMI plug outputs full 1080p 3D racing to the big screen, the iPad itself shows the map and other info.. becomes steering wheel.



It's gonna be an interesting year for gaming...
Oh, this is quite awesome! I've seen Real Racing 2, but it's ultra-cool that modern SoC GPUs can push 1080p without breaking a sweat! Just a few years ago, this would have been tough to do with a power-hungry desktop GPU.

And notice the shaders? The effects are subtle, but that's HDR lighting on the cars for a very realistic look across the whole scene! It can be taken farther with post Depth of Field effects, and different materials (eg. water on the track), chrome (w/ lighting hot-spots), or even lens flares wherever the lighting gets hot enough.

With a little more creativity and more refined creative direction, these graphics will go to 11 -- this generation! Just you wait. You'll see some incredibly amazing effects.

Make no mistakes, mobile gaming is going to continue to put serious pressure on traditional gaming consoles.

As an aside, I predict that wireless HDMI (or some form of wireless video) will be on-board for next year's tablets.
 

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