Best Choice Award 2023 Award 40 Innovative Products in the BC Award Winners Launch
As
a co-organizer of COMPUTEX, Taipei Computer Association (TCA) stated that as
the official award of COMPUTEX, the Best Choice Award (BC Award) held the BC
Award Winners Launch on May 23. The Winners Launch event announced a total of
40 winners of the Category Award, the Golden Award, and the Sustainable Tech
Special Award. The winning products include Acer, ADATA, Amaryllo, ASRock,
Asustek, AVerMedia, CHT Security, Compal, Cypress, ELAN, Frore Systems, FSP,
Graid Technology, Jorjin, K-Best, Maktar, Mobile Pixels, MSI, NVIDIA, Onyx
Healthcare, oToBrite, QCT, Realtek, Trans Electric, Voltronic Power, and more.
The
winning products range from AI computers, gaming & metaverse, electric
vehicles & smart cockpits, smart applications, ESG, and cybersecurity which
reflects the main trends for international buyers. The winner of the Best
Choice of the Year Award will be announced during the opening of COMPUTEX 2023
on May 30.
With
the growing interest in ESG integration in the global supply chain, the Best
Choice Award introduced the Sustainable Tech Special Award. The special award
aims to promote products that are compliant with ESG goals and sustainability
trends. From a survey of the participating and winning products, it is clear
that manufacturers have already taken active steps in being eco-friendlier and
more sustainable. For example, by utilizing recycled materials into the product
or the packaging materials, implementing carbon-reducing and recyclable
designs, and more.
For
example, the award-winning products ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED has surpassed the
ENERGY STAR certification requirements by 44%, features 100% non-plastic
packaging materials and uses 70% FSC-certified paper. The product also utilize
29% less raw material through the groundbreaking Thixomolding process at only
25% the production time.
ASUS's
ExpertBook B9 OLED is verified as exceeding ENERGY STAR standards by 44%,
meaning the product consumes energy at a lower-than-average rate. Its packaging
is 100% nonplastic and and uses 70% FSC-certified paper. Using breakthrough
thixomolding to produce the Mg-Li materials used in the laptop, raw materials
are reduced by 29% and production time by 75%. The ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED is
suitable for carbon-neutral policies to to help reduce a company's carbon
footprint.
Another
award-winning product, the Acer Aspire Vero 15 is manufactured mainly from
post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR) which is expected to reduce plastic usage
by 30 tons in this year. PCT is used in 40% of chassis and 50% of the keycaps
and power adapter casing. The OceanGlass touchpad is made with ocean plastics
and the eco-packaging of the Aspire Vero 15 is 100% recyclable and reusable.
TCA
stated that the AI trend brought about by ChatGPT, GPT-4, PaLM 2, etc. has
accelerated the implementation of AI computing into industrial applications.
According to a report
by IDC, the global spending on AI systems including software, hardware, and
cloud related solutions in 2023 is estimated to achieve USD 154 billion, an increase
of 26.9% from 2022. The global market size of AI-centric systems is expected to
surpass $300 billion in 2026 with a CAGR of 27% between 2022 and 2026. The main
industries that will contribute to the AI system spending are finance, retail,
professional services, discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, etc.
COMPUTEX
remains one of the most important B2B tradeshows in the global digital
transformation solutions supply chain. Every industry today needs to use AI
computing to improve efficiency. Leveraging on this trend, manufacturers have
also launched their corresponding technology products and solutions for various
AI computing application scenarios.
The
winning products this year; including NVIDIA DGX, QCT POD HPC/AI Converged
System, Onyx Healthcare Medical Surgical Robotic AI Image Computing Platform,
and other solutions that can be used in smart manufacturing, digital finance,
smart retail, smart medical, and other industries.
AI-centric
products are also among the highlights of this year’s BC Award; including
Realtek’s Edge AI USB Camera Controller (RTS5863), Amaryllo’s Biometric Camera
Modules M2D, ELAN Microelectronics’ E-Bus LKA/FCW ADAS Systems, and oToBrite’s AI
Industrial Grade Time-of-Flight 3D Depth Sensing Camera. All of these products
are AI-enabled to provide better product performance and market
competitiveness.
According
to NewZoo
report, PC and console revenues reached $92.3 billion in 2022, and it is
estimated that there are over 1 billion PC players and 611 console players
globally. In addition, AV processing and AI computing still require
high-performance PC support. Gaming and e-sports products remain popular with
nearly 25% of the winning products being related to gaming applications.
COMPUTEX
2023 started to see new vertical field applications made possible by metaverse
and XR. The products include NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise, Jorjin J7i Light - AI
& AR Intelligent platform, and Compal’s XR CUBE and APAL 5G MR Glasses.
Various metaverse applications can be developed for multiple industries and
fields, including industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, smart city, smart factory,
teleconferencing, smart education, and more that can be used and executed on
the cloud.
Demand
for 3D displays continue to grow, but using 3D glasses or 3D VR goggles is not
ideal as users generally find them to be too inconvenient for general usage.
This year, many of the winning products are able to offer naked-eye 3D display.
The winning products include Acer’s Predator Helios 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition,
ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 3D OLED, and Cypress 4K
Naked-eye 3D surgical medical image PC. The products can be used in 3D product
design, 3D display interaction, and 3D display of surgical screens and other
applications.
TCA
stated that to promote the award winning product to domestic and international
buyers, the products that win the Best Choice Award will be exhibited in the BC
Award pavilion on Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1), 4F, Booth
L0307a. Buyers and visitors interested in finding the best from COMPUTEX can
visit the BC Award booth or visit the official Best Choice Award website for
more details at: https://bcaward.computex.biz/