Computex 2016 – Display Daily

Asus Brings 240Hz to Computex

by Tom Allen

When we covered Asus’ presence at Computex last week (Asus is Firmly in Phablets), we missed out on some of the company’s new monitors – none of which have full specifications yet, but are …

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Mediatek Pumps Up Smartphone Charging

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm currently leads the fast charging market for smartphones, but Mediatek announced plans to dethrone its rival at Computex. Pump Express 3.0 is the company’s new charging technology, said to be able to power …

MSI Mobilises VR

by Tom Allen

MSI had a lot to show off, including a ‘niche of a niche’ – a backpack PC for VR (it was actually announced just before HP’s Omen X: Everything Optional on HP’s Omen Laptop). …

Intel Looks to Video Delivery

by Tom Allen

According to Cisco, video is expected to approach 80% of all internet traffic in the coming years. This makes it important to be able to deliver such content quickly and efficiently through the cloud. …

AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost

by Tom Allen

AMD is planning a series of new Radeon RX Series graphics cards, based on its Polaris architecture, designed for VR-ready PCs. The RX 480 series is designed to be financially accessible, starting at $200. …

AMD Showcases New High-Performance Solutions at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2016

by Isaac Oburu

?Building off its legacy of innovation, AMD today highlighted multiple updates about the company’s upcoming high-performance compute and graphics solutions. “We entered 2016 with a great product lineup and growing momentum for AMD’s technologies,” …

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Asus Corners Computex Awards

by Tom Allen

Asus’s Computex products (Asus is Firmly in Phablets) won four Best Choice awards and 12 Design and Innovation awards at the show. The Zenfone 3 Ultra took a Best Choice Golden Award, while the …

BenQ Focuses on Verticals

by Tom Allen

Displays were not a significant focus for BenQ at Computex. The company concentrated on vertical solutions, dividing its stand into four zones: Smart Café, Smart Factory, Smart Health Club and Smart Classroom. Although this …

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First 17″ Convertible Coming From Dell

by Tom Allen

Dell showed off a convertible PC, the Inspiron 17 7000, which appears to take cues from Lenovo’s Yoga products. It has a 360° hinge and touchscreen as standard. Available in 13″, 15″ and 17″ …

Computex Embraces New Technologies

by Tom Allen

At the time that you receive this issue of Display Monitor, Computex 2016 will be in its last days. The show, this year, has focused on ecosystems and partnerships, and concentrated on four key …

Tags:Computex 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Asus is Firmly in Phablets

by Tom Allen

Asus used its press conference to introduce several new products, including a robot called ‘Zenbo’. Set to be launched at the end of September for $600, the robot is a home service unit that …

Matrox Drives Walls at Computex

by Tom Allen

Matrox’s C900 graphics card has been used by Shuttle Inc. at Computex 2016, to drive a 3×3 video wall of 1920 x 1200 displays. It was used with Shuttle’s SZ170R8, part of the XPC …