Intel’s first few “Compute Stick” products were basically fully functional PCs packed into a tiny case with an HDMI connector that you could plug directly into a display. The latest Compute Sticknot th from Intel is a little different. Intel subsidiary Movidius has launched a Neural Compute Stick that you can plug into the USB […]
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Mele PCG02U is a $70 Ubuntu PC stick
Chinese computer maker Mele has been offering small Android and Windows computers for a few years. Now the company is selling a PC-on-a-stick that runs Ubuntu Linux. The Mele PCG02U is a fanless PC stick with an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor and Ubuntu 14.04 software. It’s available from AliExpress for $70. The tiny computer […]
Intel introduces Compute Stick with Atom x5 Cherry Trail processor
Intel’s new Compute Stick with a Core M Skylake processor isn’t the company’s only new PC on a stick for 2016. The company has also unveiled two new models featuring lower-power (and cheaper) Atom x5-Z8300 Cherry Trail chips. The Intel Compute Stick STK1AW32SC and STK1A32CÂ should be available in the first quarter of 2016. Both models […]
Intel Compute Stick now available with Windows 10
When the original Intel Compute Stick shipped earlier this year, it came with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, but like most recent Windows computers it’s eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10. Don’t want to go through the hassle of upgrading? Now Intel is selling the Compute Stick with Windows 10 Home. B&H sells the tiny computer […]
Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on the 2GB Intel Compute Stick
The Intel Compute Stick is a tiny computer that lets you run desktop apps on a TV when you plug the stick into an HDMI port. Intel offers Windows and Ubuntu Linux versions of the Compute Stick: but the operating system isn’t the only thing that makes one model different from the other. If you […]
Pipo unveils its first Windows PC Stick
Chinese device maker Pipo is showing off its first PC-on-a-stick with an Intel Atom processor and support for Windows or Android software. Notebook Italia got a look at an early prototype of the new Pipo X1 at Computex last month, and now the specs for the upcoming PC stick have been confirmed. Not surprisingly, the Pipo […]
Simplest way to load Ubuntu on Intel Compute Stick with Windows (so far)
So you want to run Ubuntu Linux on an Intel Compute Stick, but don’t want to buy the model that comes with Ubuntu pre-loaded… because it also has half the RAM and one fourth as much storage as the Windows model? As I noted when reviewing the Intel Compute Stick with Windows, you can load Ubuntu […]
Ubuntu-based Intel Compute Stick goes on sale next week
Just a few months ago, Intel launched a new desktop computer in the form of a dongle that you can connect to any screen with an HDMI port. Canonical has announced that the Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu will be ready to ship next week. Update: The Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu is now available […]
Archos PC Stick is a $99 pocket-sized Windows PC
Archos is the latest company to introduce a tiny Windows computer-on-a-stick. Plug the Archos PC Stick into the HDMI port on your TV or monitor and you’ve basically got a full-fledged (if low-power) desktop computer. All you need to complete the package is a keyboard, mouse, or wireless control. So how is the Archos PC Stick […]
Next-gen Intel Compute Stick may feature Core M processor
The Intel Compute Stick is a tiny computer which plugs into the HDMI port of nearly any display turning your TV or monitor into a fully functional PC (once you add a keyboard and mouse). The first Compute Stick went on sale in April for $150 (or less), and it features an Intel Atom Z3735F […]