On more than a few occasions we saw a brand called Evolve III appear in major keynote speeches here at Computex. Then while having a drink at one of the evening parties we met the guys behind the brand. And they’re from Sydney! Well played, lads! More »
With a lot of teases at Computex to new ‘always on, always connected’ features in next generation processors, Mooly Eden gave a sneak peek at a new concept notebook design — Nikiski. Think Windows SideShow reborn, with a dash of tablet experience while your notebook is actually in sleep mode. More »
There’s a lot of new all-in-one PCs on show here at Computex, but most exciting of all is a big push with new Thin Mini-ITX standard motherboards. Same size as mini-ITX but half the height. Before the year is out you could be building a DIY All-In-One, and tweaking and upgrading it like any other home grown PC. More »
One stand at Computex had two of the most delicious Apple rip offs you’re ever likely to see. One Android tablet built and skinned to look like the iPad’s evil twin, and one aluminium laptop range complete with the cut away logo on the back of the monitor. But it’s OK. That’s an umbrella, so it’s totes different. More »
Today I had my first chance to test drive MeeGo, the Linux variant designs for use on low-power and embedded devices. I had a play with the OS on both netbook and tablet devices, as well as a very quick look at MeeGo on an in-car system. How’s it stacking up against the Androids and Chromebooks of the world? More »
This was *almost* so awesome. A scanner company at Computex has put together this clever setup of scanners pinging away with products flowing past on a rotating wheel. But it’s like they didn’t even realise how close they were to making music! Just listen. You can almost taste how close they were to creating art.
The Padfone concept is clever, but how does it work? Here’s 60 seconds of footage showing how someone would actually pull it apart and put it back together.
Ivy Bridge is Intel’s next generation of processors, and by normal standards it should do nothing more than make the current 32nm Sandy Bridge processor a 22nm processor. But Intel is calling Ivy Bridge ‘Tick Plus’ because they’re making some changes to the architecture alongside the die shrink that will make it another significant upgrade. More »
In a private Computex session with Gizmodo, Intel’s Francois Piednoel says he’s cracked the code on what makes the iOS experience better than the competition, and he’s spent the past few weeks teaching Taiwanese manufacturers the ‘recipe’ for success in their next generations of devices. And using last year’s Atom processors we touched a user experience that suggests he really has cracked the code. More »
Intel took the opportunity at Computex in Taipei to unveil its most recent processor roadmap today. The big news? It’s created a new category of thin, lightweight computers which it’s dubbed “Ultrabooks”, which it claims will account for 40 per cent of personal laptops by the end of 2012. Big call. More »
