One of the early surprises of Computex was this delightful little Android netbook from ASUS, based on the ultra-efficient Snapdragon platform. Acer has since responded with a full-throated commitment to Android netbooks, but now ASUS is backing off.
Mobinnova’s élan is the first of Nvidia’s dirty dozen to show its face, and it’s a pretty one: a nine-inch, sub-two-pound fanless netbook that measures in at about 2cm thick, and boasts the full battery of Nvidia’s exciting, outlandish Tegra features.
Nvidia is using Computex to herald the arrival of their system-on-a-chip Tegra platform, but it’s not the most explosive debut. They’ve announced 12 netbook and tablet products from relative unknowns, and bizarrely altered their claims about the product’s capabilities.
Intel unleashed a flurry of new processors at Computex, including the T9900 Core 2 Duo, which clocks in at a speedy 3.06 GHz—the first Penryn-based Core 2 Duo chip to do so.
Within seconds of hitting the show floor at Computex, I was drawn to the flock of photographers surrounding this Intel BB and her MID. It’s actually a pretty persuasive argument for WiMax.
Synaptics Clickpad will bring the buttonless, clickable trackpad (found in the current MacBook line) to PC laptops, complete with their full suite of multitouch gestures.
Soon you will be able to synchronise your iPhone or iPod touch to your PC or Mac, using a low power chip from Alereon. The new device—a reference design to be used by third-party manufacturers—is small and have a built-in battery that will supply electricity to the iPhone while it’s synchronising with iTunes without any cable. Then again, you will need a cable to recharge the battery, which begs the question: Is there any real advantage of synchronising wirelessly when you will need a cable anyway at one point or another?
By the time you guys read this, I’ll be soaring over Australia on QF 127 to Hong Kong on my way to Computex in Taipei. Who wants Duty Free booze?
