Asus Transformer AiO runs Android and Windows 8

The Transformer AiO boots up in Windows 8, but you can switch it to Android at the touch of a button. Handy if you want a greater selection of apps, or want to play a game only available on Android. It's a touchscreen desktop, but take it out of its base and you can walk around with an 18.4-inch tablet.


It'll be interesting to see what kind of battery life you get out of it when detached from its base.


The screen is a 10-point multi-touch LED-backlit display. It can still switch between Windows 8 and Android when out and about, effectively giving you two desktops and two (massive) tablets in one package. Which has got to be worth a look.


There's no word on price or availability yet, or which version of Android it'll ship with. But rest assured we'll be keeping a close eye on this one.


The Transformer AiO continues Asus' range of computers that turn into other devices. First there was the Transformer Prime that shed its keyboard to turn from a laptop into an Android tablet. Then Asus outed a laptop with a screen on the lid -- close it, and you can use it as a tablet. Known as the Asus Taichi, it runs Windows 8 in both guises.


This is the latest Windows 8 PC to be announced at Computex in Taipei. Windows 8 isn't due until October, but if this little lot is anything to go by, it looks set to reinvent the PC.