Computex Taipei 2017 will be held between May 30 and June 3 (while InnoVEX ends on June 1), featuring themes such as AI, robotics, IoT applications, innovations and startups, business solutions, and gaming and VR. More than 1,600 companies from around the world will roll out their latest products and technologies at 5,010 booths where all aspects of the global high-tech ecosystem are showcased. Gartner forecasts that 8.4 billion IoT devices will be in use worldwide in 2017, up 31% from 2016. Total spending on endpoints and services will reach 2 trillion US dollars in 2017. In view of these trends, Computex joined hands with technology leaders like Asus, Intel, NVidia, Supermicro and Tesla, a Computex first-timer, in the event's first press conference today to shed the first light on IoT, AI and other next-generation applications.