Nvidia SHIELD Tablet – What’s the Buzz

Alot of you may have heard of the Nvidia SHIELD portable gaming console which came out about 12 months ago but now, Nvidia has announced a SHIELD Tablet to be coming out on the 29th July in the US and Canada and 14th August in Europe this year. The Tablet has all the same cool, new and innovative features of the Nvidia SHIELD but in the form factor of a Tablet. This is interesting and I can definitely see this having a much wider range of real world applications over the clunky, aggressive looking SHIELD.

The Nvidia Shield Tablet will host almost identical specs to the Nvidia SHIELD with the addition of the brand new Nvidia Tegra K1 CPU (POWERFUL!) and a 8″ 1920×1200 display. It will also take some features from the previous Tegra Note Tablets that we have seen such as a stylus and 5MP camera.

The Nvidia Shield Tablet is of course still going to feature Gamestream technology which worked a treat on the SHIELD and an additional SHIELD Wifi controller will be available for purchase separately as well.

The Nvidia shield will be running Android KitKat at launch but may very well be capable of running Android L, which was recently announced

I think that this is a fantastic advance in the SHIELD lineup of products as the Tablet form-factor really does make this device applicable to real world situations where size is a big problem. Not only can this device be used for general media consumption, gaming and reading but also as a full multi-media hub of entertainment with it’s ability to output 4K media to your TV!

Full Specs:
Display
• 8-inch 1920×1200 multi-touch IPS display

Audio
• Integrated stereo speakers with built-in microphone

Storage
• 32GB

Wireless
• 802.11a/b/g/n 2×2 Mimo 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 LE
• GPS / GLONASS

Connectivity
• WiFi+4G LTE
• Mini-HDMI 1.4a output
• Micro-USB 2.0 with host and device support
• Micro SD Card, up to additional 128GB
• 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with microphone support
• SIM Card
• Micro-SIM

Motion Sensors
• 9-axis (G-sensor, compass, gyro)

Audio
• Front facing stereo speakers Dual bass reflex port

Gaming Features
• SHIELD wireless controller compatible
• NVIDIA GameStream
• NVIDIA ShadowPlay
• GRID Cloud Gaming Beta
• Console Mode
• Gamepad Mapper

Cameras
• Front: 5MP HDR; Back: 5MP auto focus HDR

Video Features
• 4K Ultra-HD Ready

Stylus
• DirectStylus 2 with 3D Paint (Included)

Software Updates
• SHIELD software upgrades directly from NVIDIA

Battery
• 19.75 Watt hour Lithium ion

Weight and Size
• Weight: 13.7oz / 390g
• Height: 8.8in / 221mm Width: 5.0in / 126mm Depth: 0.36in / 9.2mm

Operating System
• Android KitKat OS

Software
• Google Play
• NVIDIA SHIELD app
• Trine 2: Complete Story
• Multi language Handwriting Recognition

Where to buy:
16GB UK – £239.99 @ Scan
32GB UK – £299.99 @ Scan

I hope you found this article informative and interesting. As always, feel free to share your thoughts down below!