Computex 2010 wrap-up: tablets, a Windows 7 eatery, and a few more tablets
By Darren Murph 
posted June 6th 2010 12:00PM
posted June 6th 2010 12:00PM
Major news / product releases:
- ARM: 'Eagle' to follow Cortex-A9, will support Google TV
- MSI WindPad 100 is a 10-inch, Intel Atom-powered Windows 7 tablet
- MSI WindPad 110: a 10-inch Tegra 2-powered Android tablet
- ASUS Eee Pad official: Intel CULV processors, Windows 7, and a 10-hour battery life
- ASUS Eee Tablet goes official
- NVIDIA ushers in the '3D PC' with ASUS G51Jx-EE, Eee Top ET2400 and CD5390
- Intel 'Oak Trail' is headed for tablets in early 2011
- Intel boosts netbooks with dual-core Atom, slims 'em down with 'Canoe Lake'
- Qualcomm ships first dual-core Snapdragon chipsets clocking 1.2GHz
- ASUS EPad: like the EeePad, but with less ecstasy
- ExoPC Slate hands-on
- ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC and EP121 preview
- ASUS Eee Tablet preview
- Exclusive: LG UX10 tablet preview at Computex
- Intel 'Canoe Lake' prototype netbook preview
- MeeGo Moorestown-powered tablet preview
- Microsoft reveals Windows Embedded Compact 7, hosts heaps of tablets
- Pixel Qi introduces tablet-ready screens, we go hands-on (video)
- Intel demos Android 2.1 on Moorestown smartphone (video)
- Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 tablet prototype preview
- Huawei S7 runs 1GHz Snapdragon and Android 2.1 like a champ (video)
- iiView M1Touch is a 10-inch iPhone tablet, seriously (video)
- Innoversal's Pixel Qi-based tablet prototype: $530 for the display of your dreams
- ITG xpPhone functioning at Computex, we go head-on (video)
- Labor practice protest goes down at Computex, Steve Jobs called an 'OEM profit bloodsucker'
- Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 not planned to hit tablets, Courier was always a concept
- Windows 7 tablet roundup from Computex, nay Tabletex
- Engadget dines at Taipei's Windows 7-themed restaurant (video)
- Terror in Taipei: Computex taxi drivers watch live TV, video chat while cruising
A huge, huge thanks goes out to Andy Yang for his invaluable translation skills and all-around amazingness during the show. Another major thank you to the entire Engadget Chinese team for their hospitality and kindness. One final thank you to the nation of Taiwan and city of Taipei -- without you, the world would be far less awesome.
you guys made us proud out there...
congrats...
@oldpass56
So like... when does the show start?
@oldpass56 If you put Windows 7 on it, you blew it (In regards to tablets, excusing the ExoPC)
@Spaldinggreat Oh and I'm sorry for the flame war this will cause, I do not own an iPad and never will. I am not a fanboy either way, I just think full blown desktop operating systems have a long long way to go before they can compete in the space. Microsoft has been fighting the tablet fight for so many years, you'd have thought they would have gotten the picture that a desktop OS just doesn't work on a tablet
@Spaldinggreat i remember reading those lines about netbooks
@Spaldinggreat I think they're getting there, but the only thing I can see using touch Windows 7 for is art/productivity. I'm putting my money on the tm2, that laptop convertible. I'll get the best of both worlds sans weight.
@arash Well the difference between a tablet and a netbook is this. A tablet has no pointing device & a tablet has no keyboard (by default). These are two necessary things for a desktop operating system to work properly, W7 has limited support for tablets but it's nowhere near prime time.
@Spaldinggreat yeah time will figure that out, netbooks weren't designed for full desktop os's too but bazar and time figured that out
@oldpass56
I personally like the Windows 7 Eatery myself. I was thinking of doing something similar to my entire home.
@Spaldinggreat Who cares about windows7 on tablets anymore... we already know there is a Windows EC7 designed specifically for tablets... now we just wait for OEMs to build them... a tablet OS > than an upscaled phone OS
@Spaldinggreat yeah time will figure that out, netbooks weren't designed for full desktop os's too but bazar and time figured that out
@SteveyAyo (sorry for duplicate) i cant beleive that microsoft wont come up with a standard UI for all of OEM manufacturers,it just doesn't seem right,however we have seen that manufacturers like to specialize the standard UI like what they do with all of android and winmo phones so maybe its better for customer,one ui istead of a ui on top of another ui,i dont know
@arash What about Compact 7? That's it's own lightweight OS based on the CE platform. The computer manufacturers can develop their own UI overhead. The only problem with that is Microsoft isn't pushing it as much as they want to push Windows 7. I think if Microsoft wants to be in the consumer tablet business again and not stick to the niche-like productivity market, they should gun for Compact and the CE platform overall.
@Spaldinggreat If anything it's android tablets that should be going against the iPad. The tablets are proving to be excellent couch pcs but as a full fledged pc they're as neutered as net books have always been -- possible, but certainly not the best of options.
@arash This is how i think they should market EC7, they should release it with Metro UI as a standard (its gorgeous) and allow the OEMs/Consumers to replace it with a UI of their own... an HTC tablet running EC7 with SenseUI would instantly win me over, hopefully by the time the mondrian releases so i can have BOTH
@Muu youre again forgetting the option of having an OS designed specifically for Slate devices. I really think MSFT just set the standard for how a slate should operate (less than a pc, better than a phone)
@SteveyAyo Read the article, it says they arnt actually producing it but usuing it as en example of what company's can go with windows CE. Sorry to burst your bubble
@SteveyAyo i dont know if that will happen but one thing that i know after all of these years is that microsoft partners do beleive in microsoft and are easy with them. so they are probably doing something about it. and as i said before i just cant beleive that microsoft would not go for for a tablet market with wec7 and zune pc software UI on it(its better than metro for tablets beleive me,just use zune pc software on touchsmart)
@Spaldinggreat
"Microsoft has been fighting the tablet fight for so many years, you'd have thought they would have gotten the picture that a desktop OS just doesn't work on a tablet"
After spouting the same tired argument for months, you'd have thought that people would get the picture that there's a difference between a $2000 tablet and a $500 tablet.
@Spaldinggreat Windows EC7 is available for download right now, hardware isnt being developed yet, remember that Microsoft is a software company not hardware so you have to wait for OEMs to create the hardware for it...
EC7 is real even if you dont want it to be, im just suggesting they release Metro UI with it so OEMs dont have to create a custom UI if they dont want, im not really sure what youre talking about my bubble isnt burst, thank you
@SteveyAyo Wait... Whut? Are you suggesting I don't want it to be real? I'd LOVE a good windows tablet. I just admit that there is yet to be a good tablet. Even when there is a good tablet, I have no idea what on earth I'd use it for. Inside I have a desktop PC & laptop, outside I have a Android phone for internet browsing. If i'm going anywhere for a long trip I take a laptop and if I need to check things on the go I use my phone. I struggle to see the point in this category... Just my opinion.
@jon Your point makes no sense, elaborate. Who's charging $5000 for a tablet? And how does that tie into my point that Desktop OS's do not currently work well in the tablet form factor?
there was alot of SEX at computex
@Zylam
...with my ex
So much for Engadget only covering Apple and Android.
Brilliant work .. keep it up.
I think you guys don't know what incredulousness means.
Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief.
Or...
1. Skeptical; disbelieving: incredulous of stories about flying saucers.
2. Expressive of disbelief: an incredulous stare.
What's the status of the new droid army?
@Darth Binks currently at the fight with ballmers human army
Were there any CiN ULV tablets, like at all?
you know what frustrates me: we are going to china next month and most of these tablets are gonna be on sale there... :(
@hammydbest frustrate as in makes you super happy that you can get one early?
@SteveyAyo no but i think that most of them won't be out by next month...
@hammydbest ohhhhh ok now i get you, youre going to be there right before they all go on sale... lol that would suck
@angelusp Yeah that and the Compact 7 tablet are the ONLY ones I favored.
@N900 Windows-wise.
@N900 best part of Compact7 is that i can create my own UI for it... epic, just got expression blend 4
I dont care about ipad etc. I need a tablet with light weight OS may be light support of sorted apps, usb, memory card slot, web cam and drag and drop support. I guess I can look forward to seeing some tablet in near future that will have all that.
Taiwan is awesome ~ Proud to be Taiwanese. Hope you guys enjoyed Taiwan. I'd like to extend our welcome to anyone who wants to visit the land of computers and technology.
@Taiwantechie I *loved* Taiwan. The people were so warm and friendly. You live in an amazing place.
But still no ARM netbooks available retail...
Google, you're my only hope.