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  Laptop stands are available in abundance. And Cradia adds a new albeit a unique one to the list. The flex mini which was exhibited at the Computex has a retractable design which can be modified as per user’s liking. Unfortunately your lap won’t be saved from the laptop’s heat because of its design but [...]

  Now that’s interesting. Asus has been showing off a laptop at the Computex which has integrated a projector. It sits on the top of the display and can be rotated as per the user’s liking. It seems to be a prototype and we reckon it could dual up as a camera too. [Via Engadget]

  Taiwanese PC maker, ACME Portable has got a different type of portable PC up for selling. It is a rugged PC which sits inside a specialized suitcase and boasts three large 17-inch LCD screens when in use. The full specifications of GTS370 is not revealed but it does carry a standard ATX mobo, three [...]

  Companies have sought Computex as a perfect platform for launching their netbooks. And Gigabyte too joins the bandwagon by unveiling three tablet netbooks. First in the queue is M912 which boasts an 8.9-inch display and is powered by Intel’s 1.6 GHz Atom processor. It is a tablet PC so obviously it does have a [...]

  If HTC Touch Diamond mesmerized you but that hidden feeling of ‘wished it had a keyboard’ contained you from buying it then behold the new Touch Pro which fulfills your secret desire. It features a full QWERTY slide out keyboard, a crisp 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display, mammoth 8 hours of talk time , 3.2 [...]

  With the plethora of products being launched at Computex, E-TEN is another company joining the bandwagon and launching four Glofiish smartphones. First in the line is V900 which targets the TV viewing audience. It integrates T-DMB and DVB-T/H for TV on the go and boasts a VGA screen. Next in the line is DX900 [...]

  Asus has officially announced the new line of Eee PCs. All the new Eee PCs (Eee PC 1000, Eee PC 1000H and Eee PC 901) will run on Intel’s Atom processor, will have the convenience to choose from Windows XP or Linux and even an option of going with SSD or HDD. One of [...]

  Acer Aspire One’s existence turns out to be real. Engadget Chinese who are covering this year’s Computex have got their hands-on Acer’s netbook. The One is powered by an Atom processor by Intel, has an 8.9-inch display, Wi-Fi, SD card support, up to a gig of RAM and an option to run Linux or [...]

  With so many netbooks on the rise, Sandisk sees an opportunity to suffice the market with better storage solutions. And here they are at the Computex, unveiling a new type of SSD ie. Parallel ATA Solid State Drive (pSSD). The disk will work on both Windows and Linux and it has a read-write speed [...]

  Pictured above is a SATA HDD Dock from SSI computer corp. This too won an award at the Computex for design and it supports 3.5″ and 2.5″ SATA HDDs. Just put the drive in the cradle and make it work as a portable disk. More Computex coverage.

  Here is a live pic of VIA’s OpenBook which bagged a gold award at COMPUTEX TAIPEI design & innovation 2008. As we are aware, OpenBook has a 8.9-inch screen, 1.6 GHz VIA processor, 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Wi-Fi, WiMax and many other things. Click here to see the specs or the image for a [...]

  Asus unveils a digital frame which is somewhat different than the rest of the pack. The UFOTO UF735 digital frame sports a crisp 7-inch display capable of handling different image formats from various storage cards, has integrated speakers and has the revolutionary sub-display feature. In other words, the digital frame can work as an [...]

  We are still in a fix on what to believe. English site reckons that a desktop version of Eee will be released this Computex and the Aussie counterpart say that a non-clamshell touchscreen-only tablet is in the offing this June. Both the websites seem to have obtained information from trustable sources and it will [...]

  Asus has decided to expand the Eee’s success onto desktops. It is being reported that they will be unveiling a new desktop line called as EBOX at the upcoming Computex. The Wii-esque Ebox will have 2gigs of RAM, 160GB HDD space and will run Xandros flavor of Linux. Other details are still a mystery [...]