In addition to low-cost MIPS-based Android smartphone, in this year's Computex, MIPS also showcases their smart STB (Set-top Box). Each of the two STP on display have their own special features. The first STB focus on remote control via wireless LAN. Users can use their tablet or smartphone to remotely control STB by wireless LAN. 

The second STB focus on its capacity to run Adobe Air, Flash and HTML5 application. The capacity to run Adobe Air especially, is something that other smart STB lacks at the moment. However, in the future, all standard Google TV will be able to install all apps from Android Market, MIPS would require more willing developers to participate in their own application market to leverage their chance of success.

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Before any end-user product using AMD's 'Llano' APU hit the market, the eager AMD senior VP Rick Gergman is already showing off their engineering sample for next generation AMD APU. Codename 'Trinity', this APU will be based on Bulldozer architecture, and is expected to be released in 2012.

Although in recent years, AMD have shifted their focus to APU products based on SoC concept, the new FX-series CPU, 'Bulldozer', which claimed to have spend five years in development, still attracts many attentions from consumer who eagerly awaits its arrival. However, instead of the much anticipated official release of new FX-series processors, on this year's Computex, AMD only announced that main boards with 9-series chipset, which is meant for accompanying the new FX-series processor, is now available for mass market. As for the new FX-series processors, it won't be available until sometime in Q3 this year.

So, without the all-new processors, consumers are now facing a dilemma of resorting to use their old processors on main boards with new 9-series chipset for the moment. As for the key features of 9-series chipsets, it's all about faster I/O, which includes support for SATA 6Gb, support for multiple RAID configuration, support for up to 4 GPUs with CrossFireX technology, and some manufacturers even includes support for SLI from NVidia.

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