Taipei, Aug. 3 (CNA) Everything in the households will be digital pretty soon in the future, the latest products in the annual Taipei Computer Applications Show, which is taking place from Aug. 3 - 7, showed.
In addition to the computer and communication devices buying and selling, to which most companies and visitors pay attention, in the distant future people will be selling and buying "digital homes".
The theme exhibition entitled "U-Life" (Ubiquitous Life) fortold a future that digital devices and applications are everywhere in an ordinary household, including FFTH (fiber-to-the-home) internet services, car multimedia system, "on-line" white goods (large household appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines), home security system and even long distance care.
All these mean you don't have to go to a hospital for a medical checkup or a refrigerator to see for yourself when to do the next shopping. Neither do you have to endure the "slow" ADSL internet connection.
And a digital home will be affordable not only for the riches but for middle class people as well, said Chao Teng-hsiung, president of Farglory Land Development. Chao added that more and more real estate buyers place the factor of "how digital it is" over other factors such as structures and interior design.
But for now, most visitors are happy just buying discount computers at the show, which is held at Exhibition Hall I of the Taipei World Trade Center. There are more than 200 companies setting up more over 1,400 booths in seven product display areas this year.
The annual show, which began in 1990, has been averaging more than 300,000 visitors every year and is one of the largest computer shows in Taiwan for domestic buyers.