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tgdaily.com - 9/26/2008
Nvidia to rename its graphics chips
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The current and abandoned naming scheme is sending the wrong message. Several years ago friends of mine who are knowledge-lacking computer users ask me which graphics card to buy... The first thing they say is "Wait a minute, why get a 7900gt when I can get a 8300? The number is higher and is ...

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NVIDIA rumored to be renaming its GPU lineup in the name of simplicity
Engadget — Filed under: Gaming, PeripheralsWe won't even begin to suggest that NVIDIA is the only company out there with, shall we say, less than crystal clear naming schemes, but we're really hoping the latest whispers about the outfit are true. TG Daily has it that undisclosed "industry sources" have suggested that the GPU maker will be dropping the 8000- and 9000-series names in an effort to simplify the model tags that appear on its products. Instead of breaking into the 10k+ club, the outfit will purportedly resort to using ...

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Boing Boing Gadgets — • Rumor: Nvidia to start giving video cards sensible model numbers. [TGdaily] • 256GB flash laptop drives, from Toshiba. [CrunchGear] • Man crosses English Channel in jetpack without plunging to death. [CNN] • MIT researchers invent a gadget that plugs into a tree and records its life. [Inhabitat] • Remember that lawsuit filed regarding Apple's non-removable iPhone batteries? Case dismissed. [Bloomberg] Photo: CNN

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