If there is one company that has solidified itself at recent events as the king of gaming in the technology/hardware world it might be Nvidia. With new announcements every year, at CES, trade shows, and through press releases this hardware manufacturer has debuted a range of technology pushing the boundaries of gaming as we know it. This year they’ve pulled no punches at CES 2013 detailing the Tegra 4 mobile processing platform, GRID Cloud computing/gaming platform, and a Shield mobile gaming console to complement others in their range of Cloud computing products. While it is true that many products announced by Nvidia at recent trade shows are still in the development or prototyping stage one can not fault them for taking risks that most other technology companies are too scared to.
Ion may be known to many Rock Band fans as the makers of the Ion Rocker Drum Set. The last few years it appears Ion has been transitioning their creations to be more Apple product based. Based on their booth this year, it seems they’re still pushing towards that direction, but also trying to develop more ways to interact with your music.
GR-UK: The gadgets just keep on coming in this, the second part of our CES 13 Highlights. Lorenzo and the GRTV team check out some of the most exciting tech to be displayed at this year's event.
For a long time there were rumors about Valve making their own console. As with many rumors, there were not many reliable details, so it was hard to know the real state of things. Finally, with the announcement of Big Picture mode and Steam on Linux in 2012, we knew that development of some sort of “Steam Box” was not just a rumor. Now, after CES 2013 there is a lot more information about Valve plans for hardware and Steam in the living room.
I'm very interested in seeing where Valve goes with the Steam Box(s). The prices have (somehow)get to get to a reasonable level though - why spend $1000 on a "box" when you can build a dang good gaming desktop that can use Big Picture for the same price?
Either way, I see where this is going and I really like it. Having a small PC-based multimedia box that does most everything is most likely going to be an affordable thing in the next decade.
