It’s been ten years since I got my hands on the Rikomagic MK802, one of the first ARM-based PC-on-a-stick products that eventually paved the way for everything from the Amazon Fire TV Stick and Roku Streaming Stick to PC sticks with x86 processors. Now Rikomagic has launched a new model called the RKM V7. It […]
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Xiaomi confirms a Mi TV Stick is on the way
Xiaomi has been making smart TVs and media streamers for years… but up until a few years ago they were primarily sold in the company’s home country of China. A few years ago the company launched a $60 Android TV box called the Mi Box S that is available in the United States and other regions […]
iStick A300 is a tiny PC with optional mSATA SSD support
Over the past few years a number of companies have released tiny sticks that you can plug into a TV to run Android or Linux on a big screen. Thanks to low-power ARM processors, these little sticks are often barely bigger than a USB flash drive, but they basically have the guts of a smartphone […]
Rockchip RK3288 TV boxes on the way
Rockchip’s new RK3288 processor is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 processor with ARM Mali-760 graphics. It’s the most powerful processor from the Chinese chip maker to date, although at the rate Rockchip releases new processors that probably won’t be true for long. Anyway, the first RK3288-powered tablets started appearing a few weeks ago. Now the first […]
Podor T518 Android TV box giveaway
The Podor T518 is pocket-sized device which you can plug into a TV or monitor to run Android apps on a big screen. This Android TV box has a custom app launcher designed for big screens, an adjustable WiFi antenna that helps keep it connected to your network, and relatively speedy processor. W2Comp sells the […]
PLAiR attempts to build a better Chromecast with the $49 PLAiR 2
Earlier this year a company called PLAiR released a $99 device that you could plug into a TV to stream internet media to your big screen while controlling playback with a PC, phone or tablet. Then Google launched the $35 Chromecast which basically did the same thing for $35 — and with support from some […]
Rikomagic MK802 IV LE with Ubuntu now shipping for ÂŁ80 and up
The Rikomagic MK802 IV LE is a tiny ARM-based device that you can plug into a TV or monitor’s HDMI port to basically turn it into a full-fledged computer. It’s based on the same hardware as an Android TV stick, but this is one of the first such devices to ship with Ubuntu Linux instead […]
Here’s how Dell’s Wyse Cloud Client works (pocket-sized thin client)
Dell’s Wyse Cloud Connect is a tiny device that you can plug into a monitor or TV to turn it into a thin client device. In other words, you can login to a remote server to run Windows or other enterprise software running on a remote server. Companies could use the stick to basically set […]
GameStick dock hits the FCC, expands capabilities of PlayJam’s tiny game console
PlayJam’s GameStick is a $80 device that looks like a chunky USB flash drive, but which is designed to let you play Android games on a TV. It’s small enough to actually fit inside the wireless game controller that comes with the GameStick when you’re not using it. But that means there’s not a lot […]
GOsingGO unveils Android TV Stick with an Ethernet port
Looking for an Android TV stick that you can plug right into your television’s HDMI port to run Android apps, but want a model with an Ethernet port? Up until now you’ve been out of luck — the only options have involved larger set-too-boxes with room for full-sized Ethernet jacks. But manufacturer GOsinGO has introduced […]