Computex 2011: What to expect?

[diogen]

Annual Computex starts next week in Taipei.

Smartphones and tablets will get their share of attention.

1. Intel is expected to show tablets running on Oak Trail.
Although only next generation of the Atom is expected to face head on ARM's
best and brightest, on the tablet front Intel's offense starts now.

2. ASUS has a "blockbuster" with its Transformer, i.e. tablet-netbook combo.
During Computex ASUS is expected to unveil a smartphone-tablet combo
ASUS to unveil a phone-docking tablet at Computex? -- Engadget
Asus plans eee pc and smartphone-tablet at computex 2011- The Inquirer

3. AMD is expected to enetr the mobile gadgets market.
It isn't quite clear in what shape or form, but from my experience
with HTPCs one can safely bet it will have the best onboard GPU...

Must be an interesting event...

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[diogen]

Asian companies are getting into the OEM side of tablet manufacturing.
Computex will have quite a few of them. This is one
ZiiLabs unveils Jaguar family of Honeycomb tablets for OEMs to devour -- Engadget

Honeycomb, both form-factors (7" and 10"), ARM-A9 (dual- and quad core), 64GB, etc.

A good first step towards price drops...

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[diogen]

And just in case you forgot: Microsoft is expected to show their tablet version of Windows
Microsoft will demo a tablet os next week- The Inquirer

The biggest surprise here is the fact that it hasn't been leaked yet...

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[navychop]

Probably means there's not enough to it to be worth leaking. I just don't expect much out of MS anymore.

 

[diogen]

During Computex ASUS is expected to unveil a smartphone-tablet combo.

It already has a name - Padfone
ASUS 'PadFone' to be the final name of the phone-docking tablet? -- Engadget

And ASUS has a history going as far back as 2007.

Hopefully that means Apple won't sue...

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[diogen]

While talking about AMD, this is the latest leak on their roadmap
Leaked AMD roadmap reveals Desna APU, bona fide tablet strategy -- Engadget

Not clear whether this will be announced at Computex, but having AMD playing in the tablet market will definitely help...

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[diogen]

It already has a name - Padfone.

And this is what it will look like...
ASUS PadFone fuses smartphone and tablet, new pics reveal

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[John Kotches]

And this is what it will look like...
ASUS PadFone fuses smartphone and tablet, new pics reveal

Diogen.

I have been talking about something like this for about a year. Glad to see the industry is keeping up with my wish list!

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[diogen]

I'd prefer the phone slide in from the side, like the hard drive in Latitude D line, for example.
Smaller "door" that might me closed with a slider instead of a hinged construction like this.

But seeing how fast the mobile CPUs catch up, it won't take long for a smartphone to be able to run a decent notebook.
Anything that gets us ready for this should be welcomed...

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[diogen]

While talking about mobile CPUs: this is what will roll out by year's end
NVIDIA's quad-core Kal-El used to demo next-gen mobile graphics, blow minds (video) -- Engadget

Quad-core CPU, 12-core GPU. As noted, the production chips will be 30% faster...

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[diogen]

Geeez...
ASUS is on the roll.
Just like LG, they are really hard at work to become a major player in the mobile space.

They released an ultrathin netbook running Win7 or MeeGo (ChromeOS gets competition). Starts at $200!
ASUS Eee PC X101 runs MeeGo, costs only $200 (video hands-on!) -- Engadget

The ASUS PadFone is real and expected by the holidays with IceCream Android
ASUS announces the Padfone (update: eyes-on!) -- Engadget

"Regular" tablet MeMo with glassless 3D.
This one is twice DOA in Apple-speak: it is 7" and has a stylus...
ASUS Eee Pad MeMO to come with glassesless 3D IPS display (update: video!) -- Engadget

Aluminum-only, ultrathin Core i7, SATA III, SSD, USB 3 laptop.
ASUS outs UX21 ultrathin laptop with up to Core i7 CPUs (video hands-on!) -- Engadget

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[diogen]

That Al-body netbook should be close enough to warrant an Apple lawsuit...

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[diogen]

ARM's ambitions are growing at an "alarming" rate: they aim for a 50% mobile marketshare by 2015.
ARM hopes to strengthen grip on mobile PCs, take 50 percent of the market by 2015 -- Engadget
The likelihood of this to happen is in the same ballpark as WP7 winning the mobile OS race, I think.

And after that is achieved, they will be going for the server market
Arm set to grab half mobile pc market by 2015- The Inquirer

The best part - we have competition in the CPU space. Can't complain about that...

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[diogen]

ASUS 27" all-in-one... with capacitive touchscreen.
Another reason to expect a visit from Apple-legal...

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[diogen]

Well, it looks like there is (or at least was) another version of the PadFone-TransPhone
TransPhone pairs tablet and handset, emerged before ASUS Padfone -- Engadget

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[diogen]

ASUS 27" all-in-one... with capacitive touchscreen.

LG has one, too. Not as big, but does 3D...
LG Newsroom

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[diogen]

Moore's law (density doubling roughly every 18 months) was predicted to be dying many times.
And we might be just about ready to witness... its acceleration
Intel reveals skinny Ivy Bridge 'Ultrabooks,' Moore's Law-defying Atoms -- Engadget

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[diogen]

Now, since it looks like Computex 2011 is a pretty interesting show all by itself, Apple had to make a very unusual
move and break its own omertà by preannouncing a week in advance (!) what WWDC will be all about
Apple drops secrecy, confirms iOS 5, iCloud on tap at WWDC 2011

Who will be the first to say (again!) that Apple stole the show without being there...

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[diogen]

PadFone for the iPhone, made by ECS, is also shown at Computex
Exclusive: ECS Shows Padfone-like Tablet For iPhone 5 At Computex | ITProPortal.com
Designed for iPhone5, but currently working with iPhone4

ECS has plans to make it "simply upgradeable" for Android and WP7 handsets...

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[diogen]

Windows 8 preview shown at D9
Windows 8 shown at D9 | This is my next...

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