Last year, Nvidia started selling a gaming-focused hybrid tablet. Today, they’re instituting a voluntary recall because the battery can overheat to dangerous, fire-sparking levels.

Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Agents Of Nvidia Shield: Winners!

Mike Fahey

3/15/15 12:55pm

Last week's 'Shop Contest asked our readers to envision the future of the Nvidia Shield, a product that's been three things in as many years. And while sciteach's entry doesn't quite depict that, it would make for a much more interesting press conference.

Nvidia’s New Tablet Tries Damn Hard to Earn Real Video Game Respect

Evan Narcisse

7/22/14 9:00am

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What would a tablet have to do to be seriously considered as the best place for you to play games? Native Twitch streaming? Good-as-console versions of popular games? Play-from-your-couch capability? Nvidia's new gaming tablet can do all of that. And some extra stuff besides. You can use a controller with it, too.

The Nvidia Shield Will Be $100 Cheaper Next Month

Evan Narcisse

3/27/14 11:00am

If you've been curious about Nvidia's streaming hybrid handheld, April will be a very good time to pick one up.

Nvidia's Shield Can Now Stream PC Games At 1080p To Your TV

Mike Fahey

12/03/13 2:48pm

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I'm beginning to wonder why Nvidia included a screen on its Shield gaming handheld. I've barely looked at it in over a month, thanks to the Android handheld's GameStream console mode, and now that it can stream games from my PC to the TV at 1080p? I might never open it again.