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COMPUTEX TAIPEI bridges ICT to shape the world!

Jun 11, 2014

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - For five incredible days, COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014 showed its clout in shaping the future. COMPUTEX TAIPEI is the place where “ideas” are transformed into products ready for the market. It’s also the top choice for major international brands to announce new products, new technology, and new trends.
Buyers up 15% from China, 22% from UAE, 19% from Philippine!

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014 attracted 38,662 international buyers from 166 countries, an overall 1% growth. The top 10 nations by turnout were: China, USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany, and Russian Federation. There were notable increases in visitors from China (15% growth from last year), UAE (22% growth) and 19% growth for visitors from Philippine. It is projected that total visitor count for all five days will reach 130,000. During the show, World Trade Center Taipei organized 1,840 1-on-1 procurement meetings directly linking buyers with exhibitors.

ASUS beams up convergence

With a passion, ASUS has embraced convergence for the ultimate digital life. At COMPUTEX, it launched its Transformer Book V, the world’s first five-mode, three-in-one converged laptop that includes a Windows and Android laptop, tablet and smartphone.

FORD, Transactional Cars & You!

Ford rolled out the future in the form of its Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication technology. Its smart V2V tech prevents accidents due to embedded ICT that let cars interact with other cars so drivers can sense through their cars pile-up and traffic jams.

Meanwhile . . .
  • Microsoft unveiled two new Windows devices
  • Intel introduced first 14-nanometer Broadwell processor for tablets.
  • Broadcom released its latest processor focused on safety, multi-media and boosted communication capacity.
  • MediaTek announced its platform “LinkIt” for wearable devices and internet of things.
  • Corning presented the antimicrobial gorilla glass, the world’s first anti-bacterial glass.
  • E-ink showcased its latest 32-inch color e-paper screen.

Viewing ICT future thru CPX FORUMS
During the five-day show 120 speeches and forums were held that focused on every facet of ICT. While on stage at the SUMMIT Forum, Stan Shih, founder & president of Acer and M.K. Tsai, CEO of MediaTek, jointly announced their joint endeavors to explore prospects in cloud computing technology and IoT applications.

COMPUTEX TAIPEI d&i awards beam up next era of ICT

The highly coveted award: the COMPUTEX d&i gold award was presented to 5 companies: GP Acoustics (UK) Ltd. for its X300A Wireless digital Hi-Fi speaker system; Philips for Philips Two-in-One Design, dual 19-inch display; HTC for the HTC Dot View case; Taer Innovation Co., Ltd. for Cylinder, cell phone car holder and Thermaltake Technology Co., Ltd. for Level 10 M Hybrid mouse.

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