Shuttle is probably best known for making small form-factor Windows computers. But some of the company’s newest products are small, ARM-based Android devices. The Shuttle DSA2LS and DSA2LE systems are positioned as digital signage players which you can attach to a monitor to create a display for your business. But the systems also look like they could […]
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Lilbits (5-13-2014): Asus Padfone X inches closer to launch
The Asus Padfone X is a 5 inch smartphone that comes with a 9 inch tablet dock, letting you turn your phone into a tablet simply by sliding it into a dock. The phone is the brains of the operation, which means you don’t need to sync your data (it’s all on your phone), or […]
HummingBoard is a Raspberry Pi-compatible dev board with Freescale i.MX6 chip
It looks like Raspberry Pi-compatible hardware is becoming a thing. The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, low-power single-board computer aimed at developers, hobbyists, educators and students. It’s designed as an open platform for programmers, hardware builders, and others… but it’s powered by a rather slow ARM11 processor and only supports up to 512MB of RAM. […]
Lilbits (10-28-2013): Samsung tries to build its own ecosystem
Samsung sells a million mobile devices a day, 2 televisions every second, and an awful lot of other devices. The company sells more Android phones than any other company — but if you tuned into the Samsung Developers Conference keynote today, you wouldn’t have heard much mention of Google Android. Instead, the company is pushing […]
CuBox-i mini PCs can run Android or Linux, sell for $45 and up
SolidRun has a new line of tiny computers that fit in the palm of your hand, but which you can use as a full-fledged Linux desktop PC. The new CuBox-i line of tiny computers sell for between $45 and $120 and are available with Freescale i.MX6 single, dual, and quad-core processors. And they’re only about […]
Lilbits (7-19-2013): Early phone upgrades, Chrome web app launch
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon have all announced plans that will let customers upgrade phones more quickly. Typically US mobile customers had to wait 18 to 24 months to qualify for a new handset. Some of the new plans let you upgrade as often as every 6 months. Of course, none of this comes free of […]
Wandboard’s Android, Linux-friendly mini PC now available in quad-core
The Wandboard is a tiny computer or developer board which looks a bit like a Raspberry Pi, but which has a starting price about three times as high and which packs significantly more power. That’s because while the Raspberry Pi has an ARM11 single-core processor, the Wandboard features a faster Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 processor. […]
Install Ubuntu Linux on the $100 Zealz GK802 quad-core mini PC
The Zealz GK802 is a little device about the size of a chunky USB flash drive. But unlike a flash drive, the GK802 is a fully functional little computer with a quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage. It ships with Google Android software, but it can also run Ubuntu and other Linux-based […]
Ampe A10 quad-core Freescale i.MX6 tablet review
The Ampe A10 is one of the first Android tablets to feature a Freescale i.MX6 quad-core processor, so when the folks at PandaWill asked me if I’d like to review the tablet I jumped at the opportunity. Freescale’s i.MX6 Quad processor is a 1.2 GHz chip with Vivante GC2000 graphics. While it doesn’t perform quite […]
Freescale i.MX6 quad-core CPU benchmarks (Ampe A10 tablet)
Freescale’s i.MX6 Quad processor is a 1.2 GHz quad-core chip with support 1080p HD video playback and 3D graphics. Tablets and other devices with the chip started shipping recently, and the folks at PandaWill sent me an Ampe A10 tablet with an i.MX6 processor to review. You can pick one up from PandaWill for $219.99. […]