> > Shield (and its concept) isn't that great anyway. Products that use the phone as an
> > actual screen (while doubling as a standard screenless controller) without relying
> on
> > streaming at all are far more interesting, at least to me. Products like this but
> > with a more open ecosystem.
>
> Nvidia must be doing a terrible job explaining this, because you're the third person
> who thinks Shield is only for streaming. Not true - it's a full-fledged Tegra 4
> Android system with full Google approval running stock Jelly Bean 4.2. The Google
> Play market is there, all Android games and apps will work, you can side-load APKs,
> the whole nine yards. The only thing "missing" relative to a top-of-the-line Android
> phone is that it's WiFi-only. Think of it as an iPod Touch with real buttons.
Well no, I never said Shield is only for streaming (I said "without relying on streaming at all"). Rather, Nvidia's Grid technology should fill that market nicely for them. There seems to be an intersection of the two offerings though, which may become more prominent in the future given that Nvidia maintains exclusive control and ownership of both.
In retrospect I probably downplayed Shield too much though; while it's arguably cooler to use a phone in combination with something more akin to MOGA than buy yet another Android-based device, the fact that Shield uses stock Android is pretty nice - and hey, no worries if you get a phone call right? 
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