Computex is one of the largest computer and technology trade show in the world that takes place annually in Taiwan. Themed “From Mobility to Intelligence,” this year’s five-day Computex show kicked off on May 30, with renowned ever-evolving tech companies that introduced products that had the visitors awestruck.  

Here are three products unveiled this year that got us really psyched.

World’s thinnest convertible

Asus began the Computex event by introducing a new lineup of laptops. Among the bunch, ZenBook Flip S turned out to be the one to steal the limelight and has been the talk of town. ZenBook Flip S comes with a mere thickness of 10.9mm making it the thinnest convertible till the date. Statistically, it is 20 percent slimmer than MacBook and 55 percent slimmer than MacBook Air.

The convertible device sports a 13.3-inch display, providing an Ultra-realistic Visuals with 4K UHD sensation. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass and seamlessly embraces Nano Edge super slim bezels of 6.11mm. The display also senses multi-touch and supports Stylus. Flip S employs a durable ErgoLift Hinge to transpose its functionality as a laptop and a tablet. The Hinge also has additional functionality where you can lift and tilt-out the keyboard when opened past 135-degrees.

The device also embraces dual USB 3.1 ports, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, a webcam, a Cortana-compatible microphone array, Harmon Kardon-tuned 2-speaker audio and a backlit keyboard. For the wireless connectivity, Flip S has 802.11 ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1.

ZenBook Flip S comes with a 39Wh 2-cell Lithium-Polymer battery. According to Asus, the battery provides 11.5 hours of backup. Flip S is equipped with Quick charging technology, which allows you to juice up 60 percent of its capacity just in 49 minutes. Despite all these astounding features, ZenBook Flip S weighs merely 1.1kg.

Asus Flip S Key Specs

• Intel Core i7-7500UProcessor

• Windows 10 S

• 13.3-inch (Full HD/4K) Stylus display with multi-touch capability and Gorilla Glass protection

• Integrated Intel HD 620 Graphics

• 360-degree ErgoLift Hinges

• Up to 16 GB LPDDR3 RAM (2133 MHz)

• Up to 1 TB SSD

• Wireless: 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1

• Side-mounted fingerprint sensor

• 2 cell, 39WhBattery with Quick Charging Technology

• Weight: 1.1 kg

Intel Core-X processors

Since the release of Core i7 processor, Intel has been somewhat mute in the tech world, with no exciting product or feature to surprise the Intel fandom. However, the drought has been lifted this year. Intel has now introduced the Core X-series for high-end desktop processors. The newly announced processors include even more potent versions of the existing Core i5 and Core i7 models with the addition of a new name to the portfolio-Core i9. In this new lineup of processors, techies will have a choice of a number of cores ranging from 4 to 18. Since most Intel processors employ Hyper-Threading between the cores, the number of threads becomes twofold and the number of cores making a maximum thread count of 36.

New Core X lineup boasts 10 percent faster multithread performance compared to previous generation chips, offering extreme performance during rigorous gaming sessions. The presence of 36-threads and quad-channel memory has also made the Core X superior in content creation and extreme mega-tasking capabilities. Since the nascent chipsets have received an upgraded Turbo Boost Max Technology from Intel, systems can now see a massive boost in the performance. Also, Intel has mentioned that the Core X systems will dynamically overclock to higher speeds when needed resulting in enhanced performance.

Asus ROG Zephyrus with NVidia Max-Q technology

Most gaming laptops have large fans for cooling that demand a spacious design to accommodate the bulky skeleton. These fans often make loud, not very pleasant, sounds while cooling off. These laptops are one, annoying and two, inconvenient to travel with.

To address and solve this very problem, NVidia announced its Max-Q Standard for GTX gaming laptops at Computex 2017. The Standard opened the door for slimmer laptops to inherit a GTX 1080GPU. And Asus ROG Zephyrus became the first to benefit from it.

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is the ultra-portable gaming laptop with GTX 1080 GPU weighing a mere weight of 2.2 kg, fitting perfectly within a thickness of 16.9mm.For the size and the GPU embedded within, the device is expected to warm up like a fire. However, the Active Aerodynamic System (AAS) in the device keeps all the components cool.

In Zephyrus, when you open the laptop’s lid, a small bottom panel opens up allowing the fan to breathe in some fresh air. With this design, the interior air ramps ensure cool air circulates through the heat sinks.

Since the CPU and GPU both have a dedicated blower fan radiators and heat pipe array with the latter enhanced by the second heat sink, the warmth does not remain contained within the device and hence does not cause the burning sensation on a lap while gaming. The arrangement has also restricted the noise level to a maximum of 40dB.

The device also comes with a refreshing surprise: a trackpad—with a press of a button, it transforms from the regular trackpad into an illuminated number pad. The backlit LED in WASD, and QWER buttons on the keyboard can be customized to different colours to differentiate themselves among the other buttons in the keyboard.

Asus ROG Zephyrus key specs:

• Intel Core i7-7700HQProcessor

• Windows 10 Home / Windows 10 Professional

• Display: 15.6-inch Full HD wide-view panel with anti-glare, 120 Hz refresh rate with Nvidia G-Sync

• NVidia GeForce GTX 1080

• Up to 24GB LPDDR4 RAM (2400 MHz)

• M.2 PCIe x4 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB SSD

• Wireless: 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1

• ASUS Aura RGB backlit Chiclet keyboard with 30-key rollover; 1.4 mm key travel

• 4 cell, 50 Wh Battery

• Weight:2.2 kg

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