Eric Smith
@esmithtech.bsky.social
Director at @techinsightsinc.bsky.social covering connected computing (tablets, PCs, AI, etc.) from metro Detroit; views expressed are my own; he/him
ICYMI: Q3 2025 tablet results are out, and the US market came back to life to keep global growth positive. Read our free insight for more!
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November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ICYMI: Q3 2025 tablet results are out, and the US market came back to life to keep global growth positive. Read our free insight for more!
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Inflation hasn’t touched the endless $1 choccy milk at the Michigan State Fair. Happy Labor Day, indeed!
September 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Inflation hasn’t touched the endless $1 choccy milk at the Michigan State Fair. Happy Labor Day, indeed!
The notebook PC market defied macro challenges and grew 8% year-over-year in Q2 2025 due to strong commercial and education sector refresh demand. Full results are available for free in the TechInsights Platform
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August 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The notebook PC market defied macro challenges and grew 8% year-over-year in Q2 2025 due to strong commercial and education sector refresh demand. Full results are available for free in the TechInsights Platform
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The tablet market grew 2% YoY in Q2 2025 as the post-COVID tablet refresh cycle remained strong for the first half of 2025. It was a tale of demand in China staying hot and weakening in the US. Click through for full details for free
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August 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The tablet market grew 2% YoY in Q2 2025 as the post-COVID tablet refresh cycle remained strong for the first half of 2025. It was a tale of demand in China staying hot and weakening in the US. Click through for full details for free
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AMD pledging to ship every new architecture with ROCm from now on to support client side as much as they have enterprise in the past. A few slides detailing Linux, Windows, and specific chip platforms roadmap for adding ROCm support. Wonky but important to software and AI development #COMPUTEX
May 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
AMD pledging to ship every new architecture with ROCm from now on to support client side as much as they have enterprise in the past. A few slides detailing Linux, Windows, and specific chip platforms roadmap for adding ROCm support. Wonky but important to software and AI development #COMPUTEX
The newly announced AMD Threadripper Pro 9000 “Shimada Peak” compares very well against Intel Xeon 7. I’m pretty sure I saw this last night at AMD’s private booth and it really is a beast with video and image rendering #COMPUTEX
May 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The newly announced AMD Threadripper Pro 9000 “Shimada Peak” compares very well against Intel Xeon 7. I’m pretty sure I saw this last night at AMD’s private booth and it really is a beast with video and image rendering #COMPUTEX
ASUS’ SY Hsu now on stage to talk enterprise solutions with AMD chips, announcing ExpertBook P3 laptop, and ExpertCenters P600 AIO, P700 Tower, and PN54 Mini #COMPUTEX
May 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
ASUS’ SY Hsu now on stage to talk enterprise solutions with AMD chips, announcing ExpertBook P3 laptop, and ExpertCenters P600 AIO, P700 Tower, and PN54 Mini #COMPUTEX
Lenovo’s Luca Rossi is everywhere this week. Now he’s on stage with AMD to talk AI PC with Jack Hyun. He says by 2028, 80% of PCs will be AI PCs and they are investing heavily in agnostic software to support this ecosystem #COMPUTEX
May 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lenovo’s Luca Rossi is everywhere this week. Now he’s on stage with AMD to talk AI PC with Jack Hyun. He says by 2028, 80% of PCs will be AI PCs and they are investing heavily in agnostic software to support this ecosystem #COMPUTEX
Here at the NVIDIA press conference with a few questions in my pocket for Jensen. These are my least embarrassing selfies with the GB200, GB300, DGX Spark, and DGX One #COMPUTEX #GTC #OxfordComma
May 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Here at the NVIDIA press conference with a few questions in my pocket for Jensen. These are my least embarrassing selfies with the GB200, GB300, DGX Spark, and DGX One #COMPUTEX #GTC #OxfordComma
NVIDIA and Qualcomm kicked off #COMPUTEX2025 with two big keynote addresses, laying out their visions in AI. What we found most compelling is the connection between the two companies.
May 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NVIDIA and Qualcomm kicked off #COMPUTEX2025 with two big keynote addresses, laying out their visions in AI. What we found most compelling is the connection between the two companies.
Make it three with Luca Rossi of Lenovo talking about their efforts to bring adaptive AI accessible for all people across smartphones, tablets, PCs, and smartwatches #COMPUTEX
May 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Make it three with Luca Rossi of Lenovo talking about their efforts to bring adaptive AI accessible for all people across smartphones, tablets, PCs, and smartwatches #COMPUTEX
Two walk-ons so far at Qualcomm press conference. SY Hsu of Asus talking about Zenbook A14 and Alex Cho of HP talking about the OmniBook 5 series. Qualcomm is emphasizing the importance of partnerships to their strategy #COMPUTEX
May 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Two walk-ons so far at Qualcomm press conference. SY Hsu of Asus talking about Zenbook A14 and Alex Cho of HP talking about the OmniBook 5 series. Qualcomm is emphasizing the importance of partnerships to their strategy #COMPUTEX
Cristiano Amon now talking about the progress Snapdragon X platform has made in PC. 93% of time all users spend is now native Arm processing, including 1400+ games #COMPUTEX
May 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Cristiano Amon now talking about the progress Snapdragon X platform has made in PC. 93% of time all users spend is now native Arm processing, including 1400+ games #COMPUTEX
Here at the Taipei Music Center for NVIDIA GTC Taipei at #COMPUTEX. The public transit here is great but I could do with 4 fewer badges tbh
May 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Here at the Taipei Music Center for NVIDIA GTC Taipei at #COMPUTEX. The public transit here is great but I could do with 4 fewer badges tbh
Exploring Taipei this morning before meetings in and around #COMPUTEX begin and this marketing battle between Qualcomm and NVIDIA felt fitting. Note the Jensen playing cards for sale
May 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Exploring Taipei this morning before meetings in and around #COMPUTEX begin and this marketing battle between Qualcomm and NVIDIA felt fitting. Note the Jensen playing cards for sale
ICYMI: The tablet market had a good Q1 2025 as tariffs loomed over vendor distribution strategies, sourcing, marketing, pricing, as well as consumer purchasing decisions. Xiaomi Technology jumped to the third spot for the first time.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI: The tablet market had a good Q1 2025 as tariffs loomed over vendor distribution strategies, sourcing, marketing, pricing, as well as consumer purchasing decisions. Xiaomi Technology jumped to the third spot for the first time.
To read more: library.techinsights.com/hg-asset/96a...
To read more: library.techinsights.com/hg-asset/96a...
iPhone doesn’t speak Michigander 😒
April 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
iPhone doesn’t speak Michigander 😒