2012年科技大势预测

外观元素推陈出新

    苹果公司（Apple）的iPad以及亚马逊公司（Amazon）的Kindle Fire平板电脑同样大获成功，说明市场上并不存在有能力一统江山的产品。随着电脑组件价格不断下降，消费者也需要不同尺寸的显示屏，我们可以预计制造商们在电脑外形方面设计方面将更加大胆。他们将推出类似华硕笔记本（ASUS）Transformer Prime的机型。华硕此款功能强大的平板电脑附加了一个专用的键盘底座，能够变身为笔记本电脑。英特尔体验洞察力实验室（Intel's Experience Insights Lab）主管托尼•萨尔瓦多预计：“产品功能将以人们的真正需求为基础，而不会过多的受到制造或者科技方面的制约。”

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.