Now playing: Watch this: You don’t need a monitor with the Sho U KiBoJet pico… 0:38 TAIPEI — Taiwanese company Sho U wants to show you its latest invention, the KiBoJet, a keyboard that cleverly features a built-in pico projector. We’ve seen smart keyboards powered by software like Android, such as the OneBoard, but KiBoJet …
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The Formartti iPhone case costs more than the phone it’s meant to protect. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — Formartti’s gold-plated jewel-encrusted iPhone cases don’t come cheap. With a minimum price of 70,000 New Taiwan dollars — that’s around $2,270, £1,275 or AU$2,930 — for the basic model, everyone will know just how loaded you are (though they may have some doubts …
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Unfortunately, Microdia didn’t have working samples for show, so you’ll have to settle for a picture of the packaging. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — Just a few stands away from SanDisk here at Computex is Microdia, and while it doesn’t quite have the same brand recognition as the memory card giant, this California-based company also makes flash memory and accessories. It …
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Now playing: Watch this: Live the life aquatic with the Seawolf remote control… 1:28 TAIPEI — Checking in at 7.7 kilograms and 70cm long is the second version of the TTRobotix’s Seawolf submarine, a motorised remote control submarine that can dive down to a depth of 8 meters. The key difference between the first and second version is the inclusion …
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This isn’t even the eye-tracking MSI GT72’s final form. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — As gimmicky as having eye tracking on a gaming laptop sounds, the demo of the MSI GT72 concept I tried out here at Computex was actually quite compelling. All you need is a brief configuration to sync up your eye movements to the computer’s Tobii EyeX tracking …
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The Endless sits on the far right, and on the monitor you can see just what the Endless OS looks like. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — Tucked away in a small corner at the Nangang Exhibition Hall at Computex is Endless Mobility, a Rio de Janeiro-based company that has grand plans to change the world with its $169 (£110, AU$217) Intel …
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A Dell Inspiron 15 powered by the A10-8700P with 4GB RAM running a League of Legends replay with nary a stutter. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — Announced Wednesday at Computex, AMD’s latest A-Series processors will come in 3 flavors and are designed for serious online streaming and gaming. The 3 variants come packing discrete graphics cores in the form of a …
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It should be pretty hard to get this screen protector scratched. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — On a tiny stand here at the Computex trade show is Moxbii, a Taiwanese company that specialises in screen protectors. While I normally give such exhibitors a miss, the company caught my eye — specifically, its claim that its Metearmor screen protector is as good …
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TAIPEI — If you tend to find yourself with parched lips and your doctor nagging you to drink more fluids, this smart water bottle from Singaporean company Oaxis may be just the thing you need. Besides keeping track of how much water you drink, Oaxis also plans to put in sensors to detect the temperature and purity of the liquid, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Asus adds a variety of new designs with the ZenWatch… 1:26 Asus chairman Jonney Shih speaking at his company’s pre-Computex keynote in Taiwan. Seamus Byrne/CNET TAIPEI — Asus chairman Jonney Shih — an engaging speaker here ahead of the Computex trade show — has ambitious plans in the smartphone business, despite being “a little bit late” …
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