Open to US and Canada
We just got an interesting e-mail from Nvidia that announces the start of pre-orders for Nvidia Shield. The console will be offered to the US and Canadian residents in limited quantities and priced at US $349.
In case you somehow managed to miss it, Nvidia Shield is Nvidia’s 5-inch 1280×720 Android Jelly Bean powered handheld console, unveiled back at CES 2013 in January. It features a Tegra 4 chip clocked at 1.9GHz, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage expandable by microSD card slot. The rest of the specs include integrated stereo bass reflex, 802.11n 2×2 MIMO WiFi and a 28.8 Whr battery.
Those that decide to pre-order the Nvidia Shield wil be also getting, in addition to the console, an AC adapter and USB cable, a silver lid as well as Expandable: Rearmed and Sonic 4 Episode II THD game titles. Nvidia also offers some accessories including a carrying case for US $39.99 as well as carbon fiber and glossy black lid, US $19.99 each.
According to the pre-order site, the Shield should ship by July and offer is currently limited to four units per person as well as the North American market.
You can find the pre-order page here.
