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Google TV Devices with Vivante GPU Cores Set for Android Jelly Bean UpdateMay 22, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Vivante Corp., providers of mobile GPU cores, announced product readiness for the latest Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 operating system update. According to a release, the Google TV products featuring the Vivante GC1000 IP cores ready for the update include the Sony Google TV NSZ-GS7 Internet Player, the VIZIO Goggle TV Co-Star, the Netgear NeoTV PRIME, the Asus CUBE, the Hisense Google TV, and the Lenovo Smart TV (sold in China). Built from the ground up for mobile and deployed in many of today's Android Jelly Bean smartphones, the Vivante GC1000 IP cores are integrated into the Marvell ARMADA 1500 SOC provided on the Google TV platform. The Vivante graphics cores perform complex computational processing for the latest 3D graphics and dynamic composition application programming interfaces (APIs) used to create eye popping user interfaces, realistic 3D games, GPU accelerated web applications, and live social media content. "From games to productivity apps, music to movies, Android is rapidly becoming the OS of choice for the convergence of mobile and Smart TV technologies," said Wei-Jin Dai, Vivante President and CEO. "Vivante GC1000 cores are optimized for low-power Android devices and provide the performance required for butter smooth graphics performance of even the most complex apps and games." The Google TV ecosystem including hardware manufacturers, software providers and developers are charging towards providing Interactive, on-demand and web-based media content that is best experienced when accelerated by a GPU. By combining low power, high performance graphics processing with industry initiatives like HTML 5, GPU media processing, natural user interfaces (NUI), and interactive web apps, the consumer experience is becoming more dynamic, responsive and engaging. More information: www.google.com/tv www.vivantecorp.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |