Best products we saw at Computex 2011

The new mini PC is powered by the latest dual core processor of VIA. It measures about 12 x 12 x 4 cm. The device runs on low power VIA Nano X2 that is available for different speeds like 1.2 and 1.6 GHz. It is equipped with 64-bit native software support, VIA's PadLock data encryption engine. It is compatible with other processors of the company like Eden, C7-M, C7 etc. It also has two USB 3.0 ports, SD card reader, HDMI and Display Port outputs. The price of the product is not known yet.

The two cases are made of aluminium and feature some excellent and innovative design elements. The PC-90 can mount the hard disks vertically on the right side of the case. When fully loaded the whole thing may look like strange looking wall storage. This structure has been created for freeing room space and allowing placing of fans at the front of the case and making it small too. However, by mounting the disks in this way blocks the access to the PC. You may have to remove the disks if you have to access your PC components. The second

The new compact and low-profile cooler is similar to the cooler released by Scythe sometime ago. It has a direct contact base with a heat

sink arrangement. The dense heat sink made of aluminium has two fans, one on the top and the other located at the bottom. There are 3 modes for the cooler. The optimal cooling mode is where it is 91 mm high and has two fans. The low profile mode has just one fan below and is 66 mm high. The high clearance mode has a fan at the top only and is 91 mm high.

NZXT has plans to produce only limited editions of the pink Phantom case some time later this year. This was due to the overwhelming response received to the April press release in which the release of the pink cases for fans and PSUs was mentioned. Since the number of the products is limited you may need to decide soon if you need one or not.

The motherboard makers showcased their first LGA 2011 products at the Computex 2011. The Intel X79 chipset named as Patsburg-HEDT and Sandy Bridge- E CPUs together form the Bay platform of Intel's Waimea. The new chipset features a PCH design and most of the tasks done by the X58 chipset like PCI Express connectivity etc were integrated into the Sandy Bridge-E CPUs. The X79 now controls only the storage sub-system and an 8-lane PCI Express 2.0 hub. It is used for driving the x1 and x4 slots. The storage capacities have been greatly improved and the chip can support about 10 SATA 6Gbps ports connected to the CPU through a regular DMI 2.0 interface and an additional PCI-Express 3.0 x4 link. This feature can be disabled or enabled in EFI BIOS of the motherboard for increasing the performance of the machines. The X79 also has an Intel Rapid Storage enterprise controller for RAID 0/1/5/10 support and can host maximum 14 USB 2.0 ports. About 8 available SATA interfaces can be configured as SAS by the manufacturers.

ASUS reveals its Padfone at the fair. It is an android Smartphone and comes with a default complementary 10-inch android tablet to be docked. You can use a single sim card in both the devices. Asus Podfone, slated to give us the good of both world i.e. the smartphone and tablet - slips inside a touchscreen dock, which transforms into a tablet.We dont have much on the specs of the Podfone besides the fact that this could run on Ice Cream Sandwich, the forthcoming Android OS, and feature an additional battery, which could charge the phone and offer seamless transition of applications between pad and phone.

Lenovo has showcased IdeaPad U300s, the ultrabook notebook that is an upgraded version of its IdeaPad U260. The new laptop has q 13.3-inch screen. Other features are yet to be reported.

The new laptop P220 displayed by LG has several features that are quite similar to Apple MacBook Pro. The chiclet keyboard is almost the same as the MacBook. The body is designed using plastics and not up to the mark. There are however some cool features inside in terms of the hardware. The product is also not officially listed on LG website.

The new laptop is equipped with Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs and USB 3.0. The package includes Core i3 or i5 CPUs with 14 1366×768 LED Backlight screen and Turbo Boost 2.0. The graphics used inside is an integrated HD 3000 GPU that supports HD video. The laptop weighs about 1.8 kg and is 27.6 mm thick. It is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled and comes with a THX TruStudioPro audio and DVD writer. There are two speakers and a slim optical drive that can be replaced for an extended battery for more run time. It has a docking station and can connect it to two external monitors. There are six USB ports, D-sub, HDMI out and other ports on the docking station.

The new gaming notebooks are ready with the NVIDIA Optimus technology which means that the gamers can get up to 50 frames per second and over five hours of battery life in MS office. The technology is available only with the NVIDIA GPUs and enables the extra long life for the battery. This convenience has been designed for 80% of the GeForce 500M notebooks. The GTX GPU supports the NVIDIA SLI technology that can double the gaming experience. The entry level GeForce GT 500M GPUs were refreshed with the new GeForce GT

520MX GPU. It offers wider support, better performance and advanced graphic features. Toshiba, Alienware, Samsung and ASUS will be offering notebooks featuring the GeForce GT 560M and Optimus technology.