Computer maker ASUS has touted design and innovation as the core focus for the company, and this year was no different. Jonney Shih, chairman of the Taiwanese company, took the podium at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to declare that ASUS is focused on becoming one of the top three portable-PC vendors by 2011.
Shih wasted no time in sharing the company’s latest products and new Waveface initiative. Waveface focuses on flexible-screen technology in three forms — a wrist PC, a folding tablet and keyboard, and an HDTV entertainment center.
The Waveface Ultra is a high-tech wristband that will be equipped with motion-sensing technology to allow it to respond to the user’s gestures. The wrist PC will be designed to provide access to relevant information from anywhere and at anytime, according to the company.
Waveface Light is a notebook that can be used in a conventional screen-keyboard configuration or transformed into a screen-only tablet, according to Shih. It includes a touch-sensitive screen and is backed by a soft and flexible material.
A widescreen display that will be used as an entertainment center and Internet portal has been dubbed Waveface Casa. When the entertainment center is not in use, it will be covered with a decorative cover to hide most of the screen, exposing only small areas that show relevant information.
While Shih hinted that the concepts will manifest into something more concrete this year, he admitted when pressed that the time line is about five years.
New Notebooks
ASUS also unveiled several new notebooks with something for everyone.
The U Series Bamboo collection was designed for people with green concerns. The collection is made with bamboo and includes Intel’s Core i7, i5 and i3 processors, Microsoft Windows 7, and a Blu-ray drive. It also boasts up to 500GB of storage.
For those who…