ASUS, Intel Expand WePC Community

ASUS and Intel launched a new and expanded online community, WePC.com. It is open to anyone with a passion for technology, especially ASUS products with Intel (News - Alert) Inside. The new WePC.com has more ways for fans to present their ideas, interact with community members and drive product development for two of the world’s leading technology brands.

As one of the first crowd-sourcing communities, WePC.com empowered members to play an integral role in the PC design process of a number of cutting-edge technologies, such as intuitive touchscreen interfaces and kid-friendly netbooks. Last year at CeBIT (News - Alert), ASUS initiated the dual-panel concept notebooks, making intuitive control possible. The community also supported the direction for the development of future pad devices.

The community features sections that are tailored to members’ diverse interests, such as those who value impeccable sound quality in high-fidelity home entertainment computers. Another section is geared toward serious multitaskers and “early adopters” interested in the evolving technology for pad devices. A third area is designed for parents who want to share information about how technology works in both their kids’ lives and family life.

The new community enlivens members’ experiences by offering challenges, contests and even more ways to participate. Fans can also join the conversation when they’re on Facebook (News - Alert), since the WePC Facebook page complements the WePC community with related features and functionality.

In addition, WePC members who want to be more actively involved can apply to be part of an exclusive group that will play an integral role as the community grows and receive special perks, such as direct access to ASUS and Intel, unique product testing opportunities and exclusive events.

WePC was developed in 2008 through collaboration between ASUS, a company in PC hardware design, and Intel, a company in silicon innovation.

WePC.com is an online community and “technology playground,” a fun place where people who love technology can share their experiences and learn about cool new ASUS and Intel innovations. It features stimulating conversations, fun challenges and activities, and product learning opportunities.

WePC members can voice their opinions and have a say in new features and innovations, all while earning points, prizes and badges. WePC was created by ASUS and Intel to give everyone who loves technology a gathering place to imagine, interact and inspire each other.

ASUS, the world’s top three consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the motherboards, is an enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, displays, desktop PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia, wireless solutions, networking devices and mobile phones.

The company won 3,268 awards in 2009 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company's revenue for 2009 was $7.5 billion.

Intel is a company in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices.

In recent news, Intel Corp. has readied a configurable processor that can be easily modified for a variety of market segments, including industrial machines and portable medical equipments. Labeled E600C series the company has paired Atom E600 processor (formerly codenamed “Tunnel Creek”) with an Altera (News - Alert) field programmable gate-array (FPGA) in a single package.