Computex 2011
Along with ECS, ASRock invited me to tour their HQ as well. ECS and ASRock are two distinctly different companies from the inside, compared to what people may think from the outside – there are plenty of comparisons to be made. For a start, where ECS has a 20 floor building all to itself in the middle of Taipei, ASRock have two floors of a relatively smaller building on the outskirts.
Computex 2011: ECS HQ Tour, Q&A and Booth
As part of our Computex coverage, I was invited to attend a specialized tour of the ECS HQ and have a chance to participate in a group Question and...
25 by Ian Cutress on 6/11/2011be quiet! with new 80 Plus Gold and Platinum PSUs
be quiet! with new 80Plus Gold and Platinum PSUs be quiet!, a German brand from Listan, showed some interesting new products at Computex. Late this year, be quiet! [Ed: silliest...
18 by Martin Kaffei on 6/8/2011Computex 2011: Biostar, Jetway and Giada Motherboards
Along with the main retailers, the minor ones are also showcasing products. We’ve reviewed Biostar products before at AnandTech, but not Jetway and Giada, both of which are...
10 by Ian Cutress on 6/7/2011Computex 2011: New All-In-One CPU Water-Cooling
In the modern era, we’ve had systems from CoolIt, Corsair, Antec and others who are trying to bridge the barrier between high-end air-cooling and low-end water-cooling. At Computex...
13 by Ian Cutress on 6/7/2011Computex 2011: Silent and Single Slot GPUs
In general, we see a trend in the market preference for quieter, smaller, cheaper, and more powerful GPUs. In reality, we might see two or three of these...
25 by Ian Cutress on 6/7/2011Computex 2011: The ROG Releases
This week at Computex, along with the ASUS announcement of the Padfone, the UX series, and the $199 MeeGo netbook, we also have had a glimpse into what the...
17 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2011Computex 2011: Danshui Bay Concept Motherboard
ASUS have been coming to Computex to sensationalize and dazzle the press with concepts for years, and this year is no different, regardless of whether something is technically feasible...
53 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2011Computex 2011: SuperTalent Introduces SandForce Powered USB3 Stick
The very first enthusiast SSDs had their roots in USB drives. Memory vendors that were making USB sticks thought to put a bunch of NAND in parallel behind a...
21 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2011Windows 8: IE10, Touchscreen Keyboards and File System Access
Microsoft showed us IE10 on Windows 8, which honestly has a very iOS-like feel to it. You get smooth scrolling and panning, with a PlayBook style support for tabs...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/2/2011Windows 8 Running on ARM, NVIDIA Kal-El Notebook Demoed
Microsoft just showed Windows 8 running on three different ARM platforms: a single-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, a dual-core TI OMAP 4430 and a quad-core NVIDIA Kal-El notebook. The same interface...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011This is the Windows 8 Tablet & PC Interface
Here's a quick look at the new start screen for Windows 8 running on a Dell XPS Development Tablet. The tablet supports both touch and external keyboard interfaces. The...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Windows 8 on AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm & TI: Let the Race Begin
I'm in the audience of Microsoft's Partner Preview for Computex 2011, basically an event to give a sneak peak of the future of Windows to press and MS partners...
32 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Kingston's HyperX SandForce SSD
Kingston is a pretty big player in the SSD space but mostly on the mainstream/value end of the spectrum. With a fairly conservative strategy we haven't seen Kingston be...
6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Kingston Wi-Drive Offers Wireless iPad Storage Expansion
Dozens of companies have built entire businesses supplying accessories to the iPod and iPhone. With the iPad, storage vendors are trying to get a piece of the pie by...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011The Brazos Update: AMD's E-450
At Computex there are a few systems floating around with an updated version of AMD's Brazos platform. The E-350 we reviewed not too long ago featured two Bobcat cores...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: Twelve X79 Motherboards
Almost all the major motherboard manufacturers have had some form of X79 on display – Anand has already shown you the MSI and ECS offerings, but I stopped by...
30 by Ian Cutress on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: The ‘suit’-case from Lian Li
I had a chance to quickly go through the Lian Li booth today, and scope out what new products are on the horizon for the well respected computer case...
23 by Ian Cutress on 6/1/2011Patriot Box Office Alpine: Android Based Media Streamer
Patriot's Box Office helped the memory company diversify and now it's giving Android a try with the PBO Alpine. Patriot showed me a very early concept of the Alpine...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Patriot: 16GB is the new 8GB for Sandy Bridge-E
Patriot gave me a preview of their new Viper Xtreme Division4 DDR3 memory due out later this year. Patriot is targeting this new line at Sandy Bridge E systems...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011