Foxconn, Gigabyte, IASO

As the day was drawing to a close, I checked out a few more stands before I headed back to my hotel. The first was Foxconn's stand, where I was happy to meet with their product manger, Andrew. He showed me their latest concept case, which is insanely big (we're talking twice the size of the Coolermaster Cosmo S sat next to it) and the concept build inside it, featuring quad crossfire. It was also powering the 4 centre monitors on display.

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XSR haven't worked with Foxconn for a couple of years now, so hopefully this could be the start of some new Foxconn reviews. Keep your eyes peeled.

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Gigabyte

While Gigabyte always had a well packed stand, with plenty on display, they didn't have anything particularly ground breaking to showcase. Perhaps the most interesting piece of kit they had was their new Micro ATX board using an Atom CPU. This should be available in a few months, as is genuinely very small, measuring about 6 inches in either direction.

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Couple the fact that Gigabyte didn't have much on display, and that their staff repeatedly asked me if I was from Hexus and then looked incredibly disappointed when they learned I wasn't... I moved on.

IASO

To finish up the day, I met with the eccentric heads of Danish data backup company IASO. They explained to me the merits of their software, and I must say, it seems like they offer a pretty complete package. No pictures of their stand unfortunately, though it was definitely one of the more impressive ones there. I do have the group photo though, say cheese guys.

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End of the Day

With day one over, it was time to retire. Look for the day 2 article sometime in the next few days. However, I know the one most of you are looking for is the "Ladies of Expo." It's coming don't worry. As always, watch this space.

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