Nvidia has started rolling out an over-the-air (OTA) Android 4.3 Jelly
Bean update for Tegra Note tablets, which brings new features and
additions to the partner devices such as the Xolo Play Tegra Note.
The
chip maker confirmed the news via the official Nvidia blog, and also
noted that the update is now live for Tegra Note manufactured by OEMs
such as Advent, EVGA, Gigabyte, Shenzhen Homecare Technology, Xolo and
Zotac.
Nvidia
has also
revealed the changelog for the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for Tegra
Note tablets. Some of the changes included are enhanced stylus abilities
with adding support for left-handed tablet users and upgrade in overall
response; addition of the DirectStylus help option which will now
appear on tablet setting's menu and a new stylus removal and insert
option in the notification bar.
In addition, Nvidia has also
upgraded the Tegra Note's camera app with the introduction of always-on
high-dynamic range (AOHDR) capability, which according to the company
provides more lifelike-images across various lighting conditions. The
company notes that the new AOHDR feature will utilise the Tegra 4's
processor prowess and Chimera computational photography architecture.
The update also adds video stabilization for shake-free video. Other
features in the new Android 4.3 update include security and bug fixes.
In
September, Nvidia finally pulled the curtains back to reveal its Tegra Note tablet. However, the newly revealed Tegra
Note was not a new consumer tablet, but instead a reference design
tablet for Nvidia's partners to adopt and brand as their own.
Recently,
Xolo launched its 7-inch Nvidia Tegra 4-powered
tablet in India, the Xolo Play Tegra Note, at Rs. 17,999. It comes
with a 7-inch HD IPS LCD (1280x800) display and is powered by a 1.8GHz
Tegra 4 processor with a 72-core GeForce GPU and quad-core Cortex-A15
CPU. The tablet also packs in 1GB of RAM, coupled with 16GB of inbuilt
storage that is expandable up to 64GB via microSD.
The Xolo Play
Tegra Note features a 5-megapixel rear camera with HDR capabilities, and
a VGA front-facing camera. It also sports front-facing HD audio stereo
speakers with a 'bass-reflex port'. The Xolo Play Tegra Note tablet
measures 199x119x9.6 mm, and weighs in at 320 grams.
