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No one knows what the long-term hold for tech displays. The beloved eye-catching E3 display, for example, had been in decline for years before its last in-person display in 2019. Other industry displays are experiencing a noticeable decline in the number of exhibitors, on-screen announcements and attendees.
This May, however, remained one of the generation fairs. Computex kicked off Tuesday and the Society for Information Display (SID) hosted Display Week 2023 in Los Angeles last week.
As a technology reporter, the fun component of industry screens is rarely accumulating steps or spotting periods of time for eating and sleeping. It’s about finding compelling products, features, and concepts that consumers will see soon. In this post-pandemic world, May was an attractive time for industry exhibition exhibitions.
Here are six beginnings that piqued my interest with what they do now and what they may mean for the future.
Cooler Master introduces the mother of macropads at Computex. The MasterHUB is a modular device that, according to him, will begin to be promoted “at the end of November” with nine modules available. It gained a position on the desktops of experienced user types, and the wide variety presented through the modules highlights the untapped perspective of macropads.
“But I think it’s an article about screens,” you say. Well, there are 20 screens in all MasterHUB modules. Among them is an 8-inch touchscreen and 1280 × 800, according to sites like Tom’s Hardware. There are also two modules with smaller screens, plus some others with ultra wide angle. A fifth module has a 1. 3-inch dial with its own display. Cooler Master believes this IPS display can be used to display your photographs (attendee photos show the dial showing a pet).
For superior control, there’s a module that adds 15 traditional keys to your setup, and each key lights up via an IPS display.
Cooler Master has big dreams for the macropad, but I’ve already noticed that the company ran out of peripheral product versions. When I contacted the long-lasting features, a spokesperson said the company didn’t have any more information yet.
“Together with API integration for extensive software and an SDK for user customization, MasterHUB and MasterControl [the Cooler Master software] become rugged equipment for any tech enthusiast. to all intelligent home automation through 2025,” Cooler Master’s announcement said today.
There are other modules without a display, such as one with scroll wheels and dials. These input features distinguish the MasterHUB from other creator-oriented macropads, such as the Elgato Stream Deck, or switch-based mechanical features, such as the popular Megalodon. macropads. The Thunderbolt connected dock can contain from two to six modules, depending on its size. Cooler Master plans to create an even larger base that can hold more modules.
However, MasterHUB can be a modular puzzle if the programming is complex or buggy. I’ve used Cooler Master’s frustrating peripheral software before, so it’s smart to hear they’re running a new application for this product.
Cooler Master will sell MasterHUB as 3 pre-built kits (video editor, photo editor and transmitter) and sell remote modules.
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