Act Power's Project-X series developer boards allow makers to skip the process of hardware development and tweaking, thanks to a standardized mezzanine connector. This enables quick prototyping and testing of the features one needs, on an already tested and proven hardware platform. Act Power offers a range of mezzanine boards. Project-X is suited for anything from prototype runs to smaller pre-production runs, through to full-scale production. The first Project-X board, unveiled at Computex 2017, is an entry-level PICO-ITX based board with an ARM Cortex-A7 processor. A higher-end solution based on an Intel Atom processor is planned for later in the year, the company said.

Acer showcased its Predator Triton 700 ultra-thin gaming notebook at Computex Taipei 2017. The device comes with a slim design and features including latest graphics, processors in-house developed thermal technology. The Predator Triton 700 houses the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 overclockable GPU and standard-voltage 7th generation Intel Core processors in a 18.9mm-thin aluminum chassis, thanks to Acer's AeroBlade 3D metal fans that increase airflow by 35% yet take up less space within the device. Two NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 configuration and up to 32GB of DDR4 2400MHz memory helps the system run at peak performance. The VR-ready Predator Triton 700 offers bright, vibrant visuals on a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display supporting Nvidia G-SYNC, while Dolby Atoms surround sound and Acer TrueHarmony together deliver immersive audio with crisp, rich acoustics. The Predator Triton 700 gaming notebook will be available in North America in August starting at US$2,999; and in EMEA in August starting at EUR3,399.