Gadgets and global thinking

During the ongoing China Beijing International High-Tech Expo, visitors to the exhibition area of Zhongguancun Science Park can experience a variety of intelligent products used in work, travel, business, entertainment, medical care and environmental protection.

It displays a series of intelligent control technologies and systems for the workplace, home and building management. A cloud-computing program called CloudWare can bring fast data transmission and sharing for any industry. It is also showing a multi-functional, compatible chip that can be used in different applications.

Travel is the essential of modern life. Smart transportation products attract many visitors at the expo including an app to offer all kinds of information a traveler might need on a journey and new products from AutoNavi, a digital map and navigation provider from China.

A new type of LED light shows the benefits of energy efficiency and longer operating life, while waste management equipment on display can turn mud into fertilizer in about one hour.

For gadget lovers, there is the world's first smart piano that can teach people how to play.