Trade Shows

The annual Computex computer expo kicks off in Taepei this weekend. And this year’s show is shaping up to be the most packed in years. Computex rivals CES for the most important PC trade show of the year, and in most years is attended by not only the numerous local Taiwanese firms (Asus, MSI, ASRock, and others), but the major chip developers have been increasing their own presence as well. These days, while CES itself tends to land more high-profile announcements, in recent years it’s been Computex that has delivered on more substantial announcements. This is largely because tech firms have aligned their product schedules to roll out near gear in the second half of the year, when retail sales are stronger due to the...

Intel Developer Forum 2007 - Day 1: Nehalem, Intel's GPUs, 32nm and More

In one of the most thorough keynotes ever, Intel outlined its plans for, well, everything. Learn about Nehalem, Intel's GPUs, 32nm, system on a chip, octo-core and much more.

24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/18/2007

CEDIA 2007 - Day 3: Marantz, JVC and Samsung Projector Wrap-up

We're done with CEDIA and are concluding our coverage with the remaining gems from the show.

5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/8/2007

CEDIA 2007 - Day 2: 1080p Projector Roundup, High Def Players & Ferrari Sound

We concluded our thoughts on the latest 1080p projectors from CEDIA, looked at an amazing unit from Meridian and Ferrari and concluded our high-definition media player coverage.

6 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 9/7/2007

CEDIA 2007 - Day 2: Sony's Booth Tour, LG's new HD-DVD/BD Player, JVC and more

We toured Sony's booth, got VW200 and VW60 demos, looked at LG's new HD-DVD/Blu-ray player, asked JVC some follow up questions and did a little more in the first...

4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/6/2007

CEDIA 2007 - Day 1: Us vs. Monster Cable, Sony's New Projectors and Toshiba on HD-DVD

We met with Monster Cable and asked some questions, saw Sony's new 1080p SXRD projectors and heard a lot of Star Trek humor from Toshiba.

30 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 9/5/2007

CEDIA 2007 - Day 1: JVC's New 1080p Projectors

JVC announced its new 1080p projector lineup and 2nd gen 120Hz LCD technology.

6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/5/2007

Computex 2007: Out and About

We take a final look at a variety of products showcased at this year's show.

11 by Gary Key on 6/12/2007

Computex 2007: AMD's Barcelona and Other Products

Many people are wondering why we haven't seen Barcelona benchmarks yet. We had a chance to do some testing of the chip, with some interesting results. We also took...

65 by Gary Key on 6/11/2007

Computex 2007: Hit the Road Jack!

We take a look at a variety of laptops and other mobile products showcased from several vendors.

20 by Gary Key and Jarred Walton on 6/6/2007

Computex 2007: Preview Look at Motherboards and More

We provide a sneak peak at some interesting products from ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and Transcend.

26 by Gary Key on 6/5/2007

Tech View: Motherboards Galore

We take a quick look at a few motherboards that are currently in our test labs.

34 by Gary Key on 5/3/2007

Intel Developer Forum - Beijing 2007: New Centrino and a new Low Power Architecture

Intel unveils details about its 2008 Centrino platform as well as a new class of low powered microprocessors aimed at UMPCs.

7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/17/2007

CeBIT 2007: Storage & Servers

Our trip to CeBIT 2007 in Hannover garnered some interesting news on how well AMD's K10 chip will fare against Intel's newest Xeons. We also hear about how Supermicro...

14 by Johan De Gelas on 3/29/2007

Tech View: Compro Technology Updates

We provide a brief update on two multimedia products we are currently testing.

5 by Gary Key on 2/13/2007

CES 2007: Wrap Up

In our final CES 2007 article we take a look at some interesting networking, systems, and cooling products.

7 by Gary Key on 1/24/2007

CES 2007: Motherboards and Memory

In this CES 2007 article we take a look at motherboard and memory developments along with a few other items of interest.

14 by Gary Key on 1/17/2007

CES 2007 - Part II: IPTV on Xbox 360, iPhone and DTX

The PC industry has been changing for years, here's a peak at what's to come with IPTV, the iPhone and AMD's new form factor as indicators.

16 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 1/16/2007

CES 2007: Evolutionary not Revolutionary Products

We take a look at some of the most interesting product developments and a few new releases at CES 2007.

25 by Gary Key on 1/12/2007

Taiwan Pre-CES Technology Tour Part 2

We finish coverage from our pre-CES tour of Taiwan with a look at upcoming products from abit, Albatron, ASUS, Compro, DFI, Gigabyte, and Shuttle.

23 by Gary Key on 12/12/2006

Pre-CES Taiwan 2006, Day 1

Why wait for CES when you can simply head over to Taiwan and visit with the manufacturers directly? We shipped Gary off to gather the latest news from overseas.

4 by Gary Key and Jarred Walton on 12/7/2006

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