As some of you might remember, NVIDIA's most important announcement at this year's CES has been related to the launch of its second generation Tegra platform, designed to make mobile devices in general and Internet tablets in particular more powerful than ever before. So, it should come as no surprise that the chip manufacturer also demoed a couple of designs based on this new platform, including that of a full 1080p HD Internet tablet that's also empowered with LTE technology.

The tablet was designed by Innovative Converged Devices (ICD) utilizing the ultra-broad bandwidth of a Motorola 4G wireless modem, operating over a pre-commercial Verizon Wireless LTE network. The device was built around an NVIDIA Tegra mobile processor, which enables a full HD web experience, such as streaming YouTube HD, for hours on a single charge, and packs enough power for pretty much anything users might decided to throw at it (in terms of Internet browsing, multimedia playback, etc.).

"We know consumers want full internet access and we are pleased to be working with NVIDIA in our LTE Innovation Center on a solution that can process full HD content with the battery life of a smartphone" said Brian Higgins, Executive Director, LTE Ecosystem Development at Verizon Wireless. "Verizon Wireless' planned LTE network will deliver what consumers demand - bandwidth for a full HD web experience. This coupled with our Tegra processor will deliver amazing streaming content, all on the go," added Michael Rayfield, GM of Mobile business, NVIDIA.

While pricing and/or availability details regarding this NVIDIA Tegra-powered LTE Internet Tablet have not been provided thus far, it's very likely that we'll find out more on these issues during or after the rollout of LTE networks. Of course, it also remains to be seen whether this tablet will pose any danger to the future “iSlate” from Apple (or whatever its name might be), but I guess only time will tell.


We are just a few, but there are many of you, Softpedia users, out there. That's why we thought it would be a good idea to create an email address for you to help us a little in finding gadgets we missed. Interesting links are bound to be posted with recognition going mainly to those who submit. The address is .