The 18th edition of the Infotech tech/trade fair was organised from 24 to 27 Nov 2011 under the theme of "Shaping the Digital Economy."
So here I was at the SVCC, after a horrible trip in the jam-packed (boîte sardine) shuttle bus!
The first two stands you'll notice are the Emtel & HM Rawat stands.
Contrary to previous years, Emtel didn't innovate a lot with their stand.
At the far end to the right, there was Cash & Carry.
Loads of TVs and laptops/netbooks.
& Macs.
& the iPad 2.
Quite cheap.
Next to Cash & Carry, there was the HM Rawat stand with the human statue.
HM Rawat had designed their stand around their two flagship products. The first one was not the Nokia Lumia 800, but the Nokia N9. I was disappointed there was absolutely no mention of Nokia's move to Windows Phone OS. But I enjoyed myself being given a demo of the N9, the smartphone with the fastest camera (which it isn't).
The 2nd product was the Asus Eee Pad Slider SL101, an Android Honeycomb tablet with a built-in keyboard.
My hands-on impression of Honeycomb is that, compared to the iPad, there was a noticeable lag in the UI. It definitely didn't feel fluid. & given the large dimensions of the screen, I'm sure they could have improved on button placement. As for the Slider, it's quite heavy but the keyboard is a useful addition.
& then I saw this - a Lamborghini...
... laptop? No, not laptop, but netbook! The ASUS-AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI Eee PC VX6. I apologise for the pink photos, but it's not my camera, it's the lighting! Who the hell thought that pink lighting would be cool?
Next to it, the Asus NX90. Epic lighting FAIL!
Moving on, I found this at the Orange stand. A touchscreen info display for the N9 & other Nokias.
The N9 featured prominently at Infotech & someone actually enquired about my N9 while I was taking a photo. :)
MTML's Chili stand.
At the Asus stand, there was a massive 24” IPS monitor, the PA246Q.
& the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101.
Out of stock at HM Rawat, it was being sold here for Rs 18,490+VAT.
If you live where I live, you'll get the joke. :P
The Samsung Galaxy S2 at the Galaxy stand.
Tech trade fairs seems an opportunity for companies to advertise their large format printers.
I don't really think the average customer will be looking to buy one of these...
Laser printers, perhaps yes.
The Microsoft stand, which was nearly empty.
iPods at the iShop.
At least, something innovative from VEngineers - the eBeam Engage.
The eBeam uses IR & ultrasonic to determine the position of the stylus on a pre-calibrated surface, which can be any surface that a projector can screen. It converts that surface into an interactive board. It's connected by USB to the PC & a small wireless keyboard is provided if you need to enter text.
So here ends my visit of Infotech 2011. Compared to last year’s Infotech where the craze was 3DTVs & Orange Expo where it was all about tablets, this time there was no emphasis on a single product category. There were a few stands that was business oriented – career prospects, e-marketing agencies, POS terminal sellers, security gadgets, interactive whiteboards, large-format printers & so on. But once again, it was back to being a trade fair, one for computer shops to sell their phones, PCs, laptops, printers & gadgets. & for the customers to get a good deal.
Related:
- Yashvinblogs.com - What do you dream to see at Infotech?
- We Love Mauritius’ Blog - Would you buy ANYTHING from this company?
- Defi Media - Infotech 2011 – La part belle aux ordinateurs portables
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So, the pharse to sum up this post :
TBS diversified into informatics.
LOL :p
No photos of the green hair hostesses?
They looked like kids! :|
There was a cash & carry 3D demo room. Don't know if it was operational or not.
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