Liliputing MINIX Neo G4 mini PC giveaway

Over the past few months a number of companies have put out tiny Android TV sticks featuring low power processors such as the Rockchip RK3066 dual core CPU. But the J&W MINIX Neo G4 stands out from the crowd thanks to sturdy build quality, good power management, and the best WiFi performance of any mini PC I’ve tested so far.

The folks behind this little Android computer sent me a demo unit to check out recently… and now that I’ve done that, it’s time to let someone else have a chance.

The MINIX Neo G4 sells for about $80, but you we’re giving one away as part of our Liliputing 2012 Holiday giveaway.

MINIX Neo G4

The MINIX Nego G4 has 1 GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, 802.11n WiFi, and quad-core ARM Mali 400 graphics.

It runs Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and offers a choice of a standard Android app launcher or a custom launcher designed for big-screen displays. The device also comes with the Google Play Store pre-installed, making it easy to download third party apps.

There’s an HDMI port and USB port which makes it easy to hook up a TV or monitor and a keyboard or mouse. MINIX also includes a tiny remote control which works reasonably well — as long as you have a direct line of sight between the remote and the Neo G4.

How to win: Leave a comment by 5:00AM, 12/20/2012

Leave a comment below by the time the contest closes and you’re automatically entered in the contest. Please make sure I have a way to contact you — if your Disqus account is associated with an email address or if you sign in with Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ that should do the trick.

Here are the rules:

This contest is open to residents of the continental United States.
Please leave only one comment on this post. If you try to enter multiple times, I’ll discard your entries.
Winners will be randomly chosen from all valid entries.
Once a winner is notified, that person has 48 hours to respond. If we don’t hear back, we’ll pick another winner.
If you’ve won something else from Liliputing in the last 30 days, it’s someone else’s turn. Please don’t bother entering. We’ll just toss out your entry.

Thanks again to MINIX for sending us this NEO G4 TV stick.

Posted on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012, 1:30 pm by Brad Linder | 298 Comments

http://www.facebook.com/cassidy.nicholson.7 Cassidy Nicholson

Thanks again for an opportunity to win one of these fantastic products.
Rob Rooberts

I’d love to own it…
otis

Ok Here we go again……one more time….
KatieK

If at first you don’t succeed…
web

tes i like it
http://twitter.com/WetNilly Jared N

Count me in. Thanks, Brad
RangerFriday

Please please please
http://www.facebook.com/theclivec Clive Chang

la la la me please :3
cy1clown

Thanks I’ll take that if you don’t mind.
http://www.facebook.com/gary.smith.961 Gary Smith

WE need THIS!!!! …I THINK…
http://twitter.com/rvrickv rvrickv

Me!
Tandroid

Ok.. Will give it another try.
Tron_67

I need a TV stick! Please?
Davidt

I never win anything
http://www.facebook.com/sixteenbitsamurai Tony Casagrande

I can haz lapdock upgraid?
Steve Glynn

Yes please!
ganeyvim

Sounds very good
B J Books

Getting disillusioned by my inability to ever win a contest like this. Liliputing, give me hope.
Ofen

pick me
Kevin Tierney

Entering yet another contest that I will not win
Danoivy

My TV wants this.
fdzimmerman

Netflix! Woo hoo!
smallfry

merry christmas
mat bentley

Eh, I wonder if 7 months is too long for me to return my raspberry pi

I’m so glad to see so many shenzen mini PC’s crop up, these things are wonderful for home automation, the brains for a NAS, a low power server, torrent client, robotics, etc.
http://twitter.com/Tech1206 Tech 1206

Pick me, please.
http://www.facebook.com/keith.dunn.33 Keith Dunn

Aye thanks again. Love the look of these little babys.
John Ruschmeyer

Me, plz…
jamesfk

entering contest
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1236514655 Jason Wilkins

o/
blazingwolf

I’ve been looking in to one of these. Would love to win one.
Randy Johnson

Want. Please and Thank You
rformisa

Perfect to use with my Motorola lapdock.
AA

This one looks nice.
Cory AskandIwillTell

Count me in.
http://twitter.com/UpJaked J▲KED▼P

I never win these contests…
http://twitter.com/judgejohnson62 Jesse Johnson

Would love to have this thing hooked up to my TV.
spintrex

The G4 looks pretty nifty! Would love to win one of these
biboka

take a try again
Sara Scruggs

pretty please with a cherry on top
George

Thank you.
Jacob Rademaker

This would be an awesome christmas present.
Jariggs

Would love to get this
Hot_Pockets_Ding

This is the winning comment!
RegGilbert

I’m in!
DancesWithRobots

This is one of the nicer sticks I’ve seen.
charginout

ho ho ho merry christmas, yo!c
http://twitter.com/EricSeale Eric

My MK802 could use a big brother.
Roger H.

I would like to enter the drawing for this giveaway, please. Thanks.
Jeremiah Burt

Here we go!
http://twitter.com/Jason13L Jason Lassourreille

Once again into the fray!
Rudi Kramer

239th
http://www.facebook.com/matthew.carlino.3 Matthew Carlino

onward
1wenter1

Please pick me
Vouty

Thanks.
J Brown

Count me in one more time.
http://www.themacuniverse.com ghostshadow

My modded (original) xbox needs an upgrade . It can’t handle HD video as well as this puppy could!
charting

wow — how many different varieties o these small Android computers can they make?
Yeah, more fun toys… I’ll give it a good home!
aiden9

Yes please.
flcommuter

Here’s my entry
http://www.facebook.com/people/Shawne-Beeson/100000728451467 Shawne Beeson

I have not won yet, maybe this time
drjayphd

I’ll be taking this.
bradley Gillett

thanks would love it
imutau

Been waiting on this one. Good Luck To Me!!
Bianca

Been looking into getting one of these and reading all your reviews. Please!
Jj Doctoria

I want one please!!!
boonesimpson

yeah
http://www.facebook.com/Nicky1979 Shaun Nicholas Naidoo

This would be lotsa fun to play with
http://www.facebook.com/julien.ouy Julien Ouy

Hello, let’s try again !
James Pulker

Agreed! I would very much appreciate this.
Narmer

Please consider me. Please?
Chris Lee

Thanks for doing this great giveaway!
Steve DeNeefe

These little computers are ridiculously small and inexpensive!
jb82

win
Clair G

OOOH OOOH OOOOOOH! Pick Me! Pick Me!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Grégory-Péruchon/100003607264350 Grégory Péruchon

Pick me!
Miloš Klimko

Please, let me win first time in my life
Yudit Kho

Here we go again hahaha…
http://www.facebook.com/beowabbit Jay Sekora

Sure!
ColonelPanic

Any word on Jelly Bean for these RK3066 devices?
David Brink

Thanks
m4rk4

Ho ho ho!
Mac Cody

Thank you, sir. Can I have another? Oh, wait. I haven’t gotten one yet.
Geovane Gomes

Let’s there!
Ryan

Looks pretty cool!
hkim

LOve it!
http://www.facebook.com/tifany.oslin Tifany Oslin

Please Santa, I’ve been good (well mostly!) I would really like one of these!
zviivz

Haven’t won any of the contests posted. Maybe this one for the jolly fa la la la?
Doug Dunfee

Please please please
Vishnu Sarda

I am going to win it this time, Come on Santa, do some magic
itool

Me me
pastoruac

Hey, I’d like one of those, if it’s not too much trouble. Thanks for considering me.
Desertbears

Minix hmm
cjeep

Thanks
bootstrap

Thanks for posting
http://twitter.com/javalife javalife

thanks!
mike sullivan

all ways up for trying to win some thing free.

Mike
toshmiller

Meeeeeeeee
http://www.facebook.com/dave.gibbs.16 Dave Gibbs

Merry Christmas
Mobile1

Pick me! Pick me!
spyb

good luck to everyone
Sam Kantor

Thanks for the opportunity
srirams

I’d like to win!
Dan Kenney

Comment
RoboTackle

If only Jedi mind tricks worked over text.
Jonathan Donais

Is Santa real?
cuzmo

Maybe the 3rd time willbe a charm….
http://www.facebook.com/people/Gregg-Jones/527975393 Gregg Jones

Hello
Mark

Merry Christmas to me, thanks Liliputing!
Mark
Veronica

Awesome, this device looks pretty cool, than other smart tv sticks. Hope to be the lucky one this time . Charming voice Brad!
wsabillon

Count me in
xspook

Pessimism 101 – Expect nothing, receive nothing in abundance. Don’t bother picking me to win, chance never makes eye contact with me. And, if I’m wrong, at least I’ll be pleasantly surprised. /)
UIW

I hope I get it!
http://twitter.com/tombcannon Katie

That’s pretty nifty.
Bryce Schmidt

I think these things are pretty cool. Not going to buy one yet though. Waiting for the Ouya to hit the market in March 2013.
Ermete

LiliSanta give it to me!
Nate Owens

Definitely getting in on this contest…
ken2johnson

I’d like to try it out.
funt12

Nice!
Apple Orange

I’ll take it!
G Lowe

looks good
david

Thanks for doing this!
ron k

i hope I’m the lucky one
David Garver

I know this is the one for me…
frank

looks neat.. I want one
jwzhao

thanks.
loopyduck

Not bad.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/117122893301740361427 Steven Baumann

One of these sticks that has a proper tv UI finally
http://www.facebook.com/polo.fion Polo Fion

Thx in advance
john4228

I can’t think of anything to comment on.
nards barley

Another futile effort to win something.
http://www.facebook.com/timothy.higgins.507 Timothy Higgins

Good stuff. Thanks again!
John Lien

All I want for Christmas is my smart tv stick, my smart tv stick…
Mark

Oh man, this is the one I bookmarked as the ONE I WANT based on your review of a few weeks ago. (I want and need one of these little Android sticks for when I travel….) Little did I know it is literally the one I want?!
mjamus

This is the one ill win
slacksoul

Lucky number 135.
cirruscfi

Looks like fun to me.
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That’s a lot of nuts!
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George Garcia

I want to win
http://twitter.com/MasonFarber Mason Andrew Farber

I’ve been interested in these android computers for a while now, hope to win!
junkymonkey

Great reviews on great little machines. Playing with one of these babies might help me forget that my mother in law is in town.
Ramil Belen

Was always wanting one of these. Pick me.
phreon

It even has remote. I need a remote!
strider_mt2k

Oh man it’s awesome!
http://www.facebook.com/jose.marron.507 Jose Marron

I would love a mini pc
dapperdanman

Came here looking into Raspberry Pi ideas. This looks just as great! Best of luck to everyone.
SeanKPS

Wow 1% battery here we go!
http://www.facebook.com/caseus.viridis Xin Wang

I want to win this!
Keo

I’m in for this one too
http://www.facebook.com/people/Travis-Moser/1674834850 Travis Moser

I would love to have this tiny computer.
Kendrick Curry

Please let me win i’m 0for10
Mark

Cool
http://profiles.google.com/mtthwgrms Matthew Grimes

Today is a good day to win.
Onyros

I’d love to get me some Minix.
Jim MacLeod

Ooh this looks neat.
techuser2012

I definitely would love wining this!
carsultyal

Another nice givaway. Thanks!
MikeB

Just go ahead and mail it on to me, or keep drawing till you hit my name, either way!
Harry

I hope I could win this. The tablet giveaways are very elusive.
http://www.facebook.com/trencher41 Greg Schultz

Pick me
Pabbott

I haven’t ever won anything from Liliputing. Please put me in the running for the MINIX NEO G4 TV stick
lety

yesyes
htpcdude

I want one
Darren Ball

Neo G4 or Zeus? Which would you prefer?
Rich Holm

Cool device!
pmisisco

Sweet! Thanks so much! pmisisco@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jerry-Lafferty/100000565965304 Jerry Lafferty

Very cool little guy, I would love to add it to my gadget collection. Thanks.

……https://www.facebook.com/mrcapncaveman?ref=tn_tnmn
http://www.facebook.com/matty.bru Matty Bru

Gimme Gimme Gimme!
Karmalily

That would be cool to have.
kfish

I am serious about this little gem. Sure wish I had a stick like this.
Jake Parker

Why not me?
scionic

me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me and did I say -me !!!
ryanyee

I want this sample too
mwhitacre

just what i wanted
Lonnie Preis

Pick me!
Chister

I’m in christer.swedberg@gmail.com
tbonedeals

Sign me up please
http://www.facebook.com/meehjeevan Jeevan Shrestha

I like it and I want it
http://www.facebook.com/meehjeevan Jeevan Shrestha

I want it
FourthDr

Nice little PC stick. Better than the raspberry pi??
yuzi

Interesting gadget
Wm Armbruster

Even the name harkens back to earliest Linus Torvalds days.
Ryan

Looks great, I want.
http://www.facebook.com/dan.walker.169067 Dan Walker

I want one!!!
Rajeev P.V.

Looks like someone from middle east will win
Shawn

Would be nice…
Jorge Abrajan

A comment.
Blorph Mcgugu

E-mail: rocketclaw@gmail.com
Thanks!
Michel Van Essen

hoorday for another giveaway!
C-LOS

Love to have this under my tree.Merry x-mas
dr. burro

Love this little device. I wish HBO Go supported HDMI out on it, though…
http://www.facebook.com/alleyn.harned Alleyn Harned

womp womp
eldon

I want this quad core one,
Dennis

Great specs for a mini pc. Happy Holidays To All !!!
Jimmy Schaefer

MEEE!
nickj7

there can be only one
http://www.facebook.com/people/Mary-Contrary/100002170414129 Mary Contrary

I’m over due for some good luck. Pick me pick me
Carlos Vargas

I can’t wait to try it, assuming I win.
http://www.facebook.com/Myadoesntknow Mya Wuz Here

i want one of these really bad
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Schwening/100000387741884 Bill Schwening

hi mom! hope i win! pls pls pls pls. things worth 80 bones anyway
Andrew Santos

Count me in.
http://twitter.com/slovotepec Martin Šauer

Looks great, can I have one please?
Omkar

Here is another entry as always….:-(
JD

Nice, I like the presence of a dedicated ‘off’ feature. This makes me
wonder if certain Linux distro’s can be used as with the Rikomagic MK802
series? I’d love to win this unit please!
http://www.facebook.com/justin.matlack.7 Justin Matlack

I’d like to play around with this!
pietdv

Howdy.

always interested in Android based Mini-PC’s

Christmas greetings from Norway!

-piet
DanKleinsmann

looks sweet, i’m in!
James O’Shea

I’ve been thinking about getting one of these…
man0000

Still trying to get one of the gifts before the end of the world. THANKS…
sudros

Even willing to pay for the shipping Can’t pass up the opportunity to win something. Thanks.
http://www.facebook.com/morsetlis Phu Tran

hokay
http://www.facebook.com/federico.leoni.10 Federico Leoni

Me!! Me! Pleeeeeeeease?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001689067633 Вадим Казьмин

+1
jparnell84

Here’s my comment
chris615x

Waiting to be picked. Hopefully.
Michael Badger

I’ll take it!
Chris

This would be useful…
http://twitter.com/mm715 Alan L. Hanson

Nice set-up with the remote.
Odi

Merry Christmas!!
Gabriel Hart

been wanting to try one of these here doo-hickies
http://twitter.com/6Leinad6 Dan R

Count me in
Eric Busse

In for one!
Boleslovas

Perfect x-mas present. Hope i win!
kmand

Pick Me!
Developer BL

I had a dream….. Please make it come true
Jeffery Lenz

This would be a dream come true right now.
http://twitter.com/frauhottelmann frauhottelmann

This would also be great for my new TV
http://www.facebook.com/jared.esodo Jared Distasio

This would be a cool stocking stuffer.
http://twitter.com/Teikies Teikies

count me in pls
Carlos Marcelo de Oliveira Ste

a message…
Juan Camilo Rozo

I could find a use for one of those…
Adam

Oh man I want that!
Chris Jones

This would be awesome. Thank you.
ILikeAndroid

This one looks like a fun device.
Paul

It would be great to win this. psurbanski@hotmail.com
TryHoster

that would be nice for the living room
Melove63

This would be the Perfect device for my 11 year old son. He has downs syndrome and lacks the fine motor dexterity to use a keyboard. I have purchased a head pointing device for him and a large screen monitor with USB ports. We had been using a windows based computer,but it was too complicated for him. We bought a less expensive tablet with android 2.3 and he could do so much more,but still the keyboard was a problem,and the tablet would not connect to the monitor. I was online today in search of SOMETHING to help him as he is so bright,it seemed unfair his finger movements were all that was keeping him from the android apps and internet use that he loves. Today I believe I have found the perfect device.He can control it by remote or his pointing device,it is android based ,easy to use ,and inexpensive. I would love to win this for him, but even if I don’t I want to thank liliputing for the article and video educating us all about this wonderful device. It may just be a cool thing to a lot of people, but imagine the miracle it is to the disabled and even to the financially disadvantaged as well. Happy Holidays to all and good luck to everyone.Again,thank you for this great contest and this wonderful article.
charliearthur

These mini PCs are really dope. Would love to get my hands on one *sigh*
Callisaurus

Aching to give one of these android mini PCs a test drive.
kristin82

I would really like to win this for my little brother. He has Downs and my mom could set him up with this device to get online. He can use android,but has to have people push the keyboard buttons for him. With this he could work on his own. I’m 29 and know mom has looked for and bought so many windows devices that were disappointments. I hope I win this for him, just to see him have some independence. This would also be great for people who truly can’t afford a computer or android device or especially an apple overpriced product. Good luck to all, but I still hope I win for my little bro.Thanks
Yat

Thanks
hhtmp88

The remote control is the critical factor for the success of this kind of product!
-> Unfortunately this TV stick doesn’t have a good remote control!
Gregory Tippery

Under the tree it goes
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=635496425 Kit Chung

yes please
Matrim1170

pick me.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=555441636 William Wallace

I would love to have this for my TV. It would be so amazing to run all kinds of OS’s with this.
http://www.facebook.com/napoli80 Alexander Napoli

Count me in!
Kiran Gopinath

I’d love to win this one for my TV!!!
buzz86us

I needs one of these so bad
Kyle Platt

Yes please
http://twitter.com/f1vefour Tim Turner

I have been wanting one of these sticks to work on, I’m a kernel developer always on the lookout for cool embedded technology.
hmf

Gotta be in it to win it!
nancyscorner

My daughter will love this we both love android games and it’s other features.
michael sherman

This looks pretty cool
Jim Arnold

I could make us of this.
stephen Lee

In it to win it!
http://twitter.com/lecanardzero Richard Duck

I want to win this!
deadhp1

rolls dice again…
Jacky

TY. Need one.
west4street

I want to try it.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001056924701 Sidney Atta-Ekanan

Leave a comment, checked. By 5:00AM checked, 12/20/2012 checked. Now can I win this thing finally?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=731206616 Thu Nguyen

Love this site!
jfjet

I’d love to get one of these pcs-on-a-stick
John

This would make my Christmas perfect.
Techiecappydog

Would like to have this one…..Please put my name in the hat. Thank you
Pedro Haas

let it be me!
Ewoks

Leaving comment to win and enjoy
gerald482x

Yesssss, gonna win me a MINIX.
rpjacobs

Comment
Brendan7654

these mini pc’s are the future!! it’s taking everything with you where ever you go and not hassling with a regular notebook. also, i would love to win one!!!
Goran

Let’s do this!
Howard Truesdell

I think Robots stole my luggage……
http://twitter.com/Joseph73 Joseph Procopio

Count me in
Sam McCollum

This looks like a pretty awesome little device! It’s so small it almost seems like the kind of thing James Bond would carry around.
Daniel Prefountain

I am already picturing the alternative uses for this device. cool
Brett Monty

This is very neat. Much better than the other TV sticks I’ve seen. Is there root for it?
I hope to win (even though I never do XD). I love your site!
Steve Fink

Diibbs on this….
Tom Costello

Looks like a cool device.
http://www.facebook.com/elijah.rompa Elijah Rompa

I would love to try one of these things with a dual core rock chip in it and see how the performance is increased.
Alex Lees

Will this do?
lwill

Try again, again.
Dale

Wow, these guys know how to tap into my nostalgia. Minix was the first Unix-like OS I used, and the Neo G4 part reminds me of the awesome Neo Geo video game hardware I lusted over in the early 90s.
anon

yep
james1221x

One of these days. BANG. ZOOM.
dhalbert

An entry.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1191214041 Leonard Chasten

I hope this is the start of a new wave of portable computing….
ryan

i want one!!!
Jake

Would be nice to win this for the holidays!!! pg1927@yahoo.com
http://www.facebook.com/Imwussie Aaron Nash

I’d love one of these!
http://twitter.com/senfrosh senfrosh

YOU LUCKY DEVIIL
Bart

Sweet, I want one!
http://www.facebook.com/jim.lipscomb.90 Jim Lipscomb

very nice!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kunle-Ferreira/1188540234 Kunle Ferreira

Wow
http://www.facebook.com/miron.michalko Miron Michalko

Winning.
renw0rp

please, me!
http://www.facebook.com/mateusz.matuszewski.792197 Mateusz Matuszewski

would be a perfect give for me
Elad

Hope it’s not too late…
Viktor Ahnfelt

OK, i was too late now?

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