Small form factor PC maker Shuttle is preparing to launch at least three new mini-desktop computers. All three will feature 2.13 GHz Intel Atom D2700 dual core processors. [/caption] Intel’s new chip has a maximum TDP of 10W and doesn’t generate much heat, which allows all three of the new computers to use passive cooling. That means they won’t have…

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A new mini-desktop computer from EliteGroup Computer Systems (ECS) showed up at the FCC website this week. It looks like a low-power nettop computer, but it will be available with Intel Core i5 or Core i7 Sandy Bridge processors, making it a pretty decent replacement for a full-sized desktop PC. ECS is a Taiwanese computer manufacturer, and it’s likely that the…

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Asus has introduced a new super-slim desktop computer called the Eee Box EB1031. It has a 2.13 GHz Intel Atom D2700 Cedar Trail processor with support for 1080p HD video playback, up to 4GB of RAM, and a 2.5″ hard drive bay with support for up to 500GB of storage. The EB1031 also as USB 3.0 support, HDMI output, a…

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Lenovo has introduced a new mini-desktop that the company calls the world’s smallest desktop computer. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 is pretty small, measuring just 7.6″ x 6.1″ x 0.86″, but it’s certainly not the smallest desktop PC… not by a long shot. You don’t even have to look at minuscule computers like the Trim Slice, Raspberry Pi to find smaller PCs. The new…

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It’s been almost a year since Compulab introduced the Fit-PC3, a desktop computer that’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but which features HD graphics capabilities. Now it’s finally available for purchase. The Fit-PC3 includes an AMD embedded processor with Radeon HD graphics. The little computer has space for 2 sticks of DDR3 memory, a hard…

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Zotac has launched a new mini-desktop PC called the ZBOX nano AD10. The little box features an 1.6 GHz AMD E-350 dual core processor and Radeon HD 6310 graphics, which should give it more than enough power for handling HD video, Blu-ray disks, or Adobe Flash content. The AD10 also features two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, an…

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The Raspberry Pi is designed to be a tiny, low cost computer for use in education. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use it to play video games. The team working to bring the $25 computer to market posted a video this weekend showing a prototype running Quake III. This is still a work in progress — the frame rate…

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It feels like just a few days ago that AMD introduced the new E-450 Fusion processor with slightly faster CPU and graphics performance than last year’s E-350 chip… because it was just a few days ago. But PC maker MSI is already offering a new mini-desktop computer in France featuring the new chip. The latest MSI Wind Box DC100 is…

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Raspberry Pi plans to develop a miniature, low power computer that can be sold for about $25. The company is still a few steps away from that dream, but this week Raspberry Pi got one step closer with the introduction of a new alpha board that’s a fully functional computer that fits in the palm of your hand. The computer…

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Stealth Computer has a long track record of releasing rugged and industrial computers, including a line of mini PCs for use in vehicles or other tight spaces. Now the company has introduced a new model called the LPC-125LPM which is a pretty nifty looking little computer. It measures 6.1″ x 4″ x 1.45″ and weighs just 1.2 pounds and has…

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Raspberry Pi is working on a project to create a tiny computer that’s about the size of credit card and cheap enough to be sold for around $25. The company started showing off a prototype a few months ago, and now Raspberry Pi has created schematics for an alpha board and manufacturing is beginning. The alpha board will be a…

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Habey has launched a new computer that’s sort of a cross between a tablet and a nettop (tiny desktop) computer. The Habey 12″ Panel PC is a desktop computer with a low power Intel Atom processor and a 12 inch touchscreen display. It’s designed for use in a variety of environments and can be used to control a home automation…

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