nVidia to Power Next-Gen Video iPod

By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

According to EETimes, nVidia scored a major design win and will be at the (video) heart of the next-gen video iPod. What does that mean, really? Gaming for the iPod?

“Based on our analysis, we believe Nvidia is designed into the next-generation vPod socket at the expense of Broadcom,” said Satya Chillara, an analyst with American Technology Research Inc. (Greenwich, Conn.), in a new report. For that reason and others, the analyst has upgraded Nvidia’s shares to a “buy” from a “hold” rating. Source: EETimes

We Say: Zune is supposed to be a portable gaming system as well as an MP3 player; most likely this is not a reaction to that but perhaps something Apple has been thinking about for some time. Of course, just because nVidia’s involved doesn’t mean gaming is part of the equation, but still …