Computex 2008
I took a day off and visited with my Taiwanese friend the Computex Taipei, the world 2nd largest computer exhibition. It is located around the Taipei 101 and also in the new opened Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. Computex offers a free bus shuttle service to get from one location to another, because the Nangang MRT Station is still under construction.
When we was in front of the first hall for registration they told us that the Exhibition is not open for the public, but as a foreigner it was very easy to get a free entry ticket. But for my friend it was impossible, since we had no invitation letter or business cards. After some research we found, that when she would act as my Chinese translator, she would also get a free ticket. No sooner said than done and finally we could enter.
At Hall 1 there are lots of small boots with tight corridors. But because it was not open for public it was still crowded with people from all over the world. Mostly on this place we found small companies which offer more specific hardware. Not what a consumer is really looking for. If you want to buy something here, you would order high quantities.
After a delicious lunch in a Japaneses restaurant next to Kunyang MRT Station, we took the free bus shuttle to Nangang. The Hall on this place is finished and very big, but around you can see some construction zones. Inside it has a nice flair and a lot of space which makes walking and looking more enjoyable. The building has two floors which are reached easily by an escalator. You will find here a lot of entertainment, game shows and very beautiful girls. There where are lot of photographs too, including me, but instead of taking pictures from the exhibitors products, they had only eyes for Taiwanese beauties. :) All in all, and because of the two different locations, the Computex seems to be very well organized and except for the lunch it costs us nothing.
