Computex 2010 (22 articles)
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2010: A year in review, June
FEATURE iPhone 4, vuvuzelas, the Kinect and, well, more iPhone 4 28 December 2010 15:00 GMT TweetCreeping up on us like a Pantomime villain, 2011 promises a whole lot of tech fun and gadgetry sequels. The list of expected products and digital tomfoolery even reads like a Saturday afternoon's football results: iPad 2, iPhone 5; Android 3, Samsung...
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PHOTOS: Acer Stream Android handset hands-on
Getting up close with the 720p vid-playing smartphone 7 June 2010 12:59 GMT TweetAlthough Acer has traditionally been a Windows Mobile company, it seems like the company is moving more and more towards Android. Its latest high-end handset, the Stream, offers a wide range of cutting edge features that we haven’t seen on competing...
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First iPad camera spotted
TV tuner to follow? 7 June 2010 11:09 GMT TweetYou may never have heard of Photofast, but the company makes a lot of flash memory-related products. And now it's starting to produce Apple hardware accessories, and has created a prototype camera for the iPad which will "launch later this year".
The...
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MSI GT660 laptop comes with passive 3D glasses
3D ready screen and high-end audio 4 June 2010 11:09 GMT TweetNotebooks have generally become cheap mass produced products, and it’s hard for any one manufacturer to differentiate itself from its peers, so everyone is looking for that special, stand-out feature.
MSI believes its got one...
Not...
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ViewSonic brings Core i3 to the masses
Notebook not a stunner, but should be affordable 4 June 2010 10:52 GMT TweetViewSonic is trying very hard to become a serious contender in the notebook market, and its first lot of notebooks weren’t bad. Now, thanks to Intel at Computex, we know at least what one of ViewSonic’s upcoming models will have to offer.
The...
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Capture HD video through HDMI with AverMedia
PC cards allow recording of unprotected high-def video 4 June 2010 10:28 GMT TweetAlthough AverMedia isn’t the first company to offer HDMI capture cards, we’d expect its solutions to be far more affordable than what’s currently available in the market. The company was showing off two new models at Computex, offering...
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Malata SMB-A1011 Android tablet steals the show at Computex
The best iPad rival on display comes from unlikely source 4 June 2010 10:00 GMT TweetTrade shows can be extremely dull when you’re walking the show floors trying to find something new and exciting, but then you bump into something unexpected like the Malata SMB-A1011 tablet and it’s all worth it. Okay, so the name is anything...
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MSI Wind Pad to come with interchangeable covers?
Taiwanese company may offer different styles 4 June 2010 9:46 GMT TweetWe've previously brought you news that MSI has shown its 10-inch iPad rival at Computex in Taipei, the amusingly titled Wind Pad. However, we didn't say that the Taiwanese company is considering offering interchangeable back covers for it.
Three...
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Toshiba Portege M135: ultrathin and lord of bling
Tosh's first Core i5 notebook in da house 4 June 2010 9:21 GMT TweetToshiba has always had its own unique style when it comes to notebook designs, and its latest model (shown on the Intel booth at Computex in Taiwan), the Portégé M135, is one of the blingest notebooks we’ve ever seen that hasn’t been coated...
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MSI shows off Sketch Book concept at Computex
Half netbook, half sketch book 4 June 2010 9:03 GMT TweetOne for budding artists, MSI’s Sketch Book is not just a conventional netbook, flip the keyboard around and on the back you’ll find a surface on which you can draw with a stylus. If you’re familiar with Wacom tablets, then you know...
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Compro claims world's smallest digital TV tuner
Also does DAB, DAB+ and FM radio 3 June 2010 18:12 GMT TweetIf you’ve ever felt the urge to own the world’s smallest DVB-T TV tuner, then you’re in luck; Compro’s U680F is tiny.
This diminutive USB TV-tuner doesn’t stop at mere TV pictures though, it also supports DAB and...
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MSI to dabble in Android tablet market?
Potentially powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 3 June 2010 17:34 GMT TweetThere are a couple of different approaches to tablets that we’ve seen at Computex in Taiwan, either they’re netbooks or low power notebooks running full-on versions of Windows, or they’re powered by various ARM processors and usually...
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Windows Embedded Compact 7; The Windows for tablets
New streamlined customisable internet tablet version released 3 June 2010 14:07 GMT TweetMost of the Taiwanese PC makers might have been showing off tablets at Computex this week powered by Windows 7, but Microsoft clearly has better ideas.
It's launched Windows Embedded Compact 7, a lightweight interface designed for tablet devices...
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Plextor media player comes with Blu-ray support
A solution for all your media needs and then some 3 June 2010 9:54 GMT TweetMedia players have become mass market devices in the last couple of years and you can pick up a wide range of sub-£100 players these days. They all come with network connectivity and support for a wide range of file formats and possibly even a space...
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Rotatable iPad dock makes appearance at Computex
Allows you to work in landscape mode 3 June 2010 9:26 GMT TweetSometimes the simplest ideas are the best and we spotted a Hong Kong-based manufacturer, S&A, displaying an iPad stand at Computex, Taiwan. Well, as of right now it’s a stand, but it’s going to be a dock very shortly; a dock that allows...
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