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Peter Nieforth with the Asus 3D MonitorComputex Taipei 2010 has ended for the 30th year and I got to see many great products.  Some products are on sale now while other products are concept, pre-commercial or about to head into production and will hit store shelves in the months ahead!

Let’s kick things off with a note about the next wave of mobile computing and our excitement at Vitrium Systems.  I wrote earlier this week that, “the PC is dead!”  That’s tough to say when there are over a billion personal computers in use.  Transformation is occurring with PC’s faster than ever before. Consider that it may be a combination of innovation, connectivity and the cloud!  Everything is heading into the cloud with the latest chips, improved power management, and increased functionality with better user interfaces.  So at Computex Taipei, I saw an explosion of new devices and new categories all rushing to market. It reminds me of Boujolais nouveau and the race to get the first bottles of the vintage to market. 

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The PC is Dead – Introducing Mobile Computing at Computex Taipei!

Microsoft Booth at ComputexThe rain continues to come down here in Taipei, Taiwan, and so do the vast number of E-book readers, slates and tablet coming to market.  It is the 30th meeting of Computex Taipei, and wow, I am excited about the future.  Consider that there is a paradigm shift occurring here in Taipei away from the PC (or personal computing) to mobile computing!

On May 25th I attended the SIIA NetGain Conference and Technology Innovation Tour in San Francisco, California, to Adobe Systems, Google and Apple.  I was at Apple Corporate Headquarters standing in the Apple Store examining the new iPad.  Slick doesn’t begin to describe what Steve Jobs has done in transforming already 2 million folks away from their PC’s to mobile computing!  So, where is the Microsoft supported version of this really cool device?  Well, look no further I found a ton of them here in Taipei at Computex!

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