Computex may well be our favourite tech trade show. It's probably the one with the strongest, most healthy selection of PCs, PC components and accessories available - as well as plenty of entertaining madcap gadget nonsense. So it's good news to hear that the exhibition space is already fully booked and there's basically 'no more room at the inn'. As the Computex 2015 show is still over six months away we hope it's exhibition stand popularity is a bellwether for the PC industry.
However it's not that straight forward because, of course, Computex isn't purely about PCs. At Computex 2014 the official theme of the show was 'go mobile' and we saw a fair selection of early wearable gadgets and that kind of tech accessory. Yet PC components, including new Intel processors and associated hardware, were the stars of the show from our, and probably many other attendees', point of view.
In 2015 Computex is set to have three themes. The themes are as follows; 'networked intelligence', 'mobile applications', and 'cloud technologies and services', reports the China Times. These product areas may well have been chosen as everyone expects the Internet of Things (IoT) to take off in 2015. Additionally Computex will feature a 'Wearable Devices Zone' which will hopefully throw up a more mature and compelling set of products than the 2014 show. Again, wearables are set to boom in 2015 according to analysts.
Computex Taipei 2015 will run from the 2nd to the 6th of June 2015. We are told that the organisers have broken through the 5,000 exhibitor tally. Overall the global ICT industry is optimistic about healthy demand for its products in the coming year. Meanwhile, if any Computex organisers are reading, I'd like to get in early and suggest a theme idea for Computex 2016: 'No BS just PCs'.
