[Arm-netbook] xilinx zynq-7000 800mhz ARM Dual-Core Cortex A9

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

http://www.xilinx.com/products/silicon-devices/epp/zynq-7000/index.htm

28nm Dual-Core 800mhz Cortex A9.

wow, things are getting reallly interesting, if xilinx has made an ARM
CPU with a built-in FPGA.  the only thing about this CPU is:
absolutely no graphics, whatsoever.  none. nada. zip. zilch.  it does
however have USB2, 2x Gigabit Ethernet and 2x PCI-e.

this thing f****g rocks!

hey, mr chezphil, how do you like _them_ apples, huh? :)

i am however getting reaaaally fed up with the state of 3D embedded
graphics.  you literally cannot for love nor money find a low-power
PCIe 3D GPU.  there is _one_ low-power PCIe 2D GPU: the volari X11
(same thing that's in the OpenRD Ultimate) and... well, i don't want
to tell you how much they thought it was worth.

so about the only option left, realistically, to get even _any_ 3D
graphics, would be to either put in a standard PCI-e connector in, or
to use the MXM standard:
http://www.mxm-sig.org/file.cfm?doc=36A88883-DFFA-E3E6-16C301BCF5633572

SiS do _one_ 3D IC which they consider to be "ultra-low-power"... at 6
watts (65nm), and the MXM III (Type A) standard is TDP 25 whilst the
Type B is 150!  are these guys off their fucking rockers or what??

but... yeah.  wow.  what a weird and exciting combination.

l.