Sunday, August 3, 2008
The 18th Taipei Computer Applications Show (2008 TICA), organized by Taipei Computer Association (TCA) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), started its five day trade show at the Taipei World Trade Center. Unlike COMPUTEX Taipei, TICA focused on selling electronic goods to consumers in the local area.
To attract local residents, the show used several arcade machines from the recent “Digital E-Park” trade show.
The event also hosted displays on Linux Applications, Robots, Digital Content , e-Learning, and Science. These displays were co-organized by TCA, TAITRA, and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to demonstrate achievements of Taiwan’s R&Ds.
According to TAITRA, technology giants such as Micro-Star International, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, D-Link, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Sony participated in the event, in addition to local companies such as 3J Tech, Omni Motion, International Games System, and TransAVA, will showcase different trendy and incident-involved products in this show.
Taipei City Government, the supervisor for the event’s transport, announced a plan to deal with the amount of traffic going to the event, which expected to peak in visitor numbers of the weekend.
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3J Tech eCAMit PDA Phone, designed for remote surveillance.Image: Rico Shen.
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Arcade machines will be a great focus for local visitors. In picture: Ancient Orb by Joii Corpotation.Image: Rico Shen.
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MSI Wind Notebook, a low-price laptop with energy-efficiency feature, will be showcased in TICA.Image: Rico Shen.
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Hewlett-Packard Company Taiwan Branch to promote new product lines with 2008 Olympics and Kung Fu Panda.Image: Rico Shen.
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The TCA and TAITRA will also set on-line and on-site voting during the show.Image: Rico Shen.
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Acer Aspire One.Image: Rico Shen.
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PenPower WorldCard Ultra, designed for business contact management.Image: Rico Shen.
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Hello City, an arcade machine with RFID application and educational purpose by iToys Limited, will be also showcased during the show.Image: Rico Shen.