2012年科技大勢預測

外觀元素推陳出新

????蘋果公司（Apple）的iPad以及亞馬遜公司（Amazon）的Kindle Fire平板電腦同樣大獲成功，說明市場上并不存在有能力一統江山的產品。隨著電腦組件價格不斷下降，消費者也需要不同尺寸的顯示屏，我們可以預計制造商們在電腦外形方面設計方面將更加大膽。他們將推出類似華碩筆記本（ASUS）Transformer Prime的機型。華碩此款功能強大的平板電腦附加了一個專用的鍵盤底座，能夠變身為筆記本電腦。英特爾體驗洞察力實驗室（Intel's Experience Insights Lab）主管托尼?薩爾瓦多預計：“產品功能將以人們的真正需求為基礎，而不會過多的受到制造或者科技方面的制約。”

More form factors

????The success of Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle Fire have proven that one size needn't fit all. With component prices continuously dropping and consumer demand for different screen sizes, expect manufacturers to be more daring with the form factors of their devices. They'll offer devices like ASUS's Transformer Prime, a powerful tablet that turns into a laptop by attaching a special keyboard dock. "Capabilities will be based on what people actually want to do, not limited as much based on the constraints of manufacturing or technology," predicts Tony Salvador, Director of Intel's Experience Insights Lab.