Our favorite computing gadgets at Computex Taipei 2025

That’s a wrap! Taiwan’s Computex 2025—the biggest tech trade show in Asia and one of the largest on the planet—once again showcased the latest in computer hardware.

Now in its 44th year, much of the focus was on gaming gear, artificial intelligence, and a few ancillary industries like robotics, IoT trends, and the future of mobility.

The only Computex attendee that could upstage Taiwanese President, Lai Ching-te, was Taipei-born Jensen Huang, President and CEO of Nvidia, and one of the richest men in the world. The crowd went nuts in his presence, but Jensen still took the time to shake hands (including ours) and chat with fellow geeks.

Reviewed was at Computex to kick the proverbial tires on these devices—and so without further ado, the following is a look at Best in Show, from several exhibitors, not listed in any particular order.

(If you want a look back at last year, to see how we did, check out Reviewed’s 2024 Computex winners.)

Best gaming keyboard

ROG Falcata

While mechanical keyboards might not be anything new, one that quite literally splits in half isn’t something we’ve seen before. Created for PC gamers who want to straddle performance with personalization, the ROG (Republic of Gamers) Falcata can be torn apart to use as separate halves and placed (and angled) anywhere on a desk that’s most comfortable to you. Or perhaps you’ll only use the left side during shooters—for common movement keys like W, A, S, and D—so you’ve got more room for your mouse.

This RGB keyboard with magnetic switches is also ideal for regular typing, offering an ergonomic boost as you match how your hands naturally rest on a surface.

Other features include 0.01mm accuracy, a multifunction button and wheel (with RGB light bar on the left side), and three ways to use it: USB-C wired, 2.4 GHz wireless, and Bluetooth.

Best handheld gaming PC

MSI Claw A8

Understandably, handheld gaming PCs have become a popular category over the past few years, with a few big players like Steam Deck, ROG Ally/Ally X, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw.

In case you haven’t played around with these, their console-like controls can be gripped on each side of the screen (think Nintendo Switch) to play on the go, or you can connect it to a big screen TV when in one place for a while. (Pro tip: add a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and you’ve got a full PC for when you need to get work done.)

At Computex 2025, MSI unveiled its Claw A8, powered by AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, and rocks an 8-inch Full HD display with a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth motion. (While you don’t need more than a 1080p display at that size, it’s too bad it’s not an OLED screen.)

A massive 80Wh battery should yield decent battery life between charges.

As for system memory, the MSI Claw A8 houses an impressive 24GB of RAM—but note it’s not upgradeable and less than the Intel version of the Claw, the Claw 8 AI+, with its 32GB of RAM.

Expect new colors for this AMD-based MSI Claw A8, including a funky lime green option shown off at Computex.

Best gaming laptop

Gigabyte A16 Pro

Don’t be fooled but its mediocre looks: the Gigabyte A16 Pro is one of the most impressive gaming laptops at Computex. Similar to its bigger-screen brethren, the Gigabyte A18—also unveiled at the show—the Gigabyte A16 Pro packs a lot of power under the hood, including up to Intel Core i7 240H processor, up to 32 GB of RAM (up to 64 GB for the A18), up to 4TB of solid-state storage, and a graphics card up to NVIDIA RTX 5080.

The Gigabyte A18’s display is a looker with its 18-inch WUXGA display (1920 x 1200 pixels), but the 16-inch Gigabyte A16 Pro ups the IPS screen to WQXGA resolution (2560 x 1600 pixels), with 300 nits brightness and a 165Hz refresh rate (and 3ms response time).

Both laptops feature Gigabyte’s proprietary Windforce Infinity EX, an advanced cooling system that offers enhanced heat dissipation and performance, thanks to its quad-fan design with 158 asymmetric blades, a vapor chamber, and 3D airflow channels.

No doubt this helps Gigabyte’s claim of up to 14 hours of battery life, depending on what you’re doing on the laptop, of course.

Available in Summer 2025

Best bang-the-the-buck laptop

HP OmniBook 5 Series

As if the $799 starting price for the just-unveiled HP OmniBook 5 Series laptops wasn’t appealing enough, at a time when tariffs may jack up the prices of new PCs considerably higher, but with battery life topping an incredible 34 hours, says HP, this Snapdragon X machine is a super tempting buy.

(If true, this bests the ASUS ZenBook A14, at up to 32 hours, which debuted after the 2025 CES show.)

Snapdragon PCs offer incredible energy management, which yields longer battery life, but it’s certainly not a processor designed for cutting-edge games, and you may find compatibility issues with some other software.

Along with AI features, this pair of new 14- and 16-inch HP OmniBooks houses a 2K OLED screen (1920 x 1200 pixels), up to 32GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage, and a Full HD webcam.

Available in July 2025

Best gaming monitor

ROG Strix II Ace XG248QSG

ASUS isn’t kidding when it crowned its latest peripheral as “the world’s fastest esports monitor.”

With its mind-boggling 610Hz refresh rate, the ROG Strix II Ace XG248QSG is a 24.1-inch panel designed for competitive gamers who truly need speed.

Complimented by 0.1ms response time and 0.8-second input lag (about 56% lower than competitors, says ASUS), this desktop monitor offers a 30% smaller footprint with its diminutive base (compared to its predecessor), so it could be placed in more areas.

While its resolution isn’t great at just Full HD (1080p), other specs include 90% DCI-P3 color accuracy, 65% higher brightness than competitors, and multiple input ports.

Coolest desktop tower

Colorful iGame Neptune Series PC

Garnering a big crowd at Computex 2025, the Colorful booth had several laptops and innovative desktop designs—including a case that looked like a motorcycle helmet—but it was a monster of a tower, an upgrade to its iGame Neptune Series PC, that caught our eye.

This large and futuristic-looking desktop introduces a dual 360mm radiator stack for CPU and GPU cooling, a fresh design that is both pretty and practical, as it’s not just a cleaner and more compact look but enhances airflow. A Colorful rep told me the GPU radiator can pivot outward to prevent airflow conflicts, as the air ducts don’t overlap, and improve thermal efficiency during heavy gaming sessions.

Powered by the company’s iGame Z790D5 Neptune motherboard paired with an Intel Core i9-14900K processor. The configured system includes a 2TB NVMe SSD, iGame GeForce RTX 5080 Neptune OC graphics card, and a modular iGame 1250W Gold power supply (with the latest ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards).

Available now

Most innovative laptop

Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design Laptop

While unlikely to be found on American soil when it launches next month, Chinese brand Huawei bowed a crazy impressive 18-inch 3K OLED display that can fold in half, allowing users to type on a digital QWERTY keyboard illuminated on the bottom portion when flush on a flat surface, like a desk or table.

Or you can use a physical Bluetooth keyboard, if you prefer, to take advantage of this screen’s entire real estate (and includes an integrated kickstand in the back).

It’s ridiculously thin, too, at just 7.3mm thick—even thinner than an iPhone 16 (7.8mm)—and weighs just 1.16kg (2.5 pounds). When not in use, fold it up like a book via its “water drop hinge” (think Samsung Galaxy Z Fold), to put away in a backpack. Running Huawei’s Android-like Harmony OS 5 operating system, this display boasts 1,600 nits of peak brightness. Other specs include up to 2TB of storage, 32GB of RAM, and is powered by a decent 75-watt-hour battery.

While a more novel approach to other foldable PCs, like the Asus Zenbook Duo or the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i, this MateBook Fold Ultimate won’t be cheap, starting at ¥23,999 in China, which works out to be about $3,300. Yikes.

Available in June 2025

Best wearable

Tecno AI Glasses

As they did a couple of months back at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (where we also attended and handed out awards), Chinese brand Tecno brought its A-game to Computex 2025. Along with new laptops, like the Megabook S16 and Megabook AI PC, its wearables, including its Watch 3 Active, True 2 Earbuds, and our pick, Tecno AI Glasses, wowed attendees.

Available in two models—AI Glasses and AI Glasses Pro—these XR glasses include a bright HUD to view content in front of your eyes without obscuring your environment. Read text while simultaneously talking with someone in front of you, such as real-time translations of more than 100 languages, says Tecno. The person you’re with may be speaking Mandarin, but you can see the words in English.

Another use case of Tecno’s AI (called “Ella”) is looking at an object, like a plant, and the AI will speak and type out what you’re looking at if you ask it to identify something for you.

Stylish and light (37 grams), these glasses also include a 50MP camera (that can also shoot video), music playback (with speakers built into the back of each arm), and a battery that can last up to 11 hours (for music playback).

Available now

Speaking of wearables, also worth noting out of Computex 2025 was the Acer FreeSense Smart Ring, which will start at a reasonable $199, with color options like matte black or a rose gold finish.