NVIDIA Announces Television Personalities Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage Will Shoot or Blow Something Up at NVISION 08

NVIDIA Announces Television Personalities Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage Will Shoot or Blow Something Up at NVISION 08

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA today announced that special effect experts and television personalities Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage will appear in a unique presentation at the NVISION(R) 08 conference. With over 30 years of special effects experience in television and film entertainment between the two of them, Jamie and Adam have been involved in numerous television and film projects, and are best known for their work in the hit television series, MythBusters.

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NVISION 08, which takes place on August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose, California, is a three-day mega-event for professionals and enthusiasts who are passionate about visual computing. Thousands of engineers, designers, developers, researchers, artists, enthusiasts, gamers, film makers, business professionals, and consumers from around the world are expected to attend.

"We are thrilled to have Jamie and Adam come to NVISION 08," said Rob Csongor, vice president of corporate marketing, NVIDIA. "I don't want to give anything away about what they are going to do, but Jamie and Adam are working very hard to build something that's special for NVISION, and has never been seen before. They will have a unique way to contribute to the world of visual computing in their live presentation and we think NVISION attendees will find it educational and entertaining. Everyone should be reassured that most of us at NVIDIA believe it will be completely safe."

About NVISION 08

Taking place on August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose, California, NVISION 08 is a three-day mega-event for professionals and enthusiasts who are passionate about visual computing. Thousands of engineers, designers, developers, researchers, artists, enthusiasts, gamers, film makers, business professionals, and consumers from around the world are expected to attend. NVISION will offer nearly 80 hours of technical and industry sessions for professionals in areas including automotive, high performance computing, professional visualization, entertainment, and mobile. Registration for NVISION 08 is now open at: http://www.amireg.com/nvision08/intro.html.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce(R) products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro(R) products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. NVIDIA's inaugural NVISION 08 conference will be held August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose, California. For more information, visit www.nvidia.com and www.nvision2008.com.

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to the events, anticipated attendees and number of attendees of NVISION and the presentation and impact of the presentation to be made by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage at NVISION are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: rescheduling or cancellation of the NVISION 08 events; scheduling conflicts; the development of technology; the impact of competition and our competitors' products and technologies as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended April 27, 2008. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, NVISION, GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks, and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.

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CONTACT: Hector Marinez of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-408-486-3443,
hmarinez@nvidia.com; or Suraya Akbarzad of OutCast Communications,
+1-415-392-8282, suraya@outcastpr.com

Web site: http://www.nvidia.com/

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