New Tegra chipsets are coming, NVIDIA CEO has said at the company’s GPU Technology Conference. What’s more, you can expect a new Tegra SOC every single year.

The NVIDIA Tegra platform combines a low power ARM based processor with high performance NVIDIA graphics. Machines powered by a NVIDIA Tegra processor can easily decode 1080p HD video, and since the whole chipset is based on an ARM processor it will get excellent battery life. So far so good.

While the Tegra platform looks quite impressive on paper, NVIDIA hasn’t been able to attract a lot of customers. In fact, few mobile devices on the market actually ship with a Tegra 2 processor at the moment. But NVIDIA isn’t perturbed. According to CEO Huang, the Tegra 3 is almost done and a Tegra 4 is currently underway.

And you thought the tablet revolution was over. Think again. Russian PC Maker Rover Computer has released five new tablet PCs. While one of the machines run Windows CE 6.0, the remaining have Google’s Android operating system.

To start with, there is the Roverpad Air G70, which has a 7-inch resistive touchscreen display, a 667MHz ARM11 processor, 256MB of RAM, a 4GB internal flash drive, WiFi, a microSD expansion slot and 3G (optional).

The second model the Roverpad Go G50 is an Android-powered 5-inch tablet. It has a Marvell PXA303 processor, 128MB of RAM, 2GB of storage, 3G, WiFi, a microSD slot and a USB port.

The third model has a 4-inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It supports a range of file formats and is compatible with navigation software.

The fourth model the Go G72 has a 7-inch panel. Other features include a webcam, Bluetooth and GPS.

Finally, the 7-inch TegA W70 features a NVIDIA Tegra processor. It also has HDMI, 4GB of flash storage, 3G, a webcam, 512MB of RAM, a capacitive touchscreen and Android 2.1.

All models are expected to hit retail shelves by October. No word on pricing at the moment.

Stuff.tv has had some hands-on time with a prototype of ICD Gemini and seems pretty impressed with its bright display and the ‘blisteringly fast’ browsing experience it provides.

ICD Gemini is expected to hit the streets in August. ICD, we are told, is in talks with wireless carriers so that prices can be brought down to iPad parity.

According to the folks at Stuff, Gemini has a ‘lovely, sharp widescreen display’ and the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset powering the tablet delivers a more snappy experience than you would find on the iPad.

On the flip side, the pre-production unit seemed buggy with very few features actually working. Hopefully these issues will get solved by the time the tablet hits the market.

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