Computex is always the most exciting time of the year for us computer people, as this is when all of the biggest players in the industry show up in one spot with all their latest wares and innovations. It does't hurt that it's in Taipei, which is an all-around lovely city to visit (especially the Night Markets).
But unlike the past few years when there wasn't a whole lot of revolution in the industry, 2024 is absolutely the year when AI is going to stomp its way all through this conference, touching on everything from the individual CPUs powering the best laptops of the year to come down to peripherals and other computer-adjacent gadgets that are going to incorporate their own AI innovations into them.
