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Chuwi’s CES 2018 lineup: Windows and Android tablets and GBox Pro mini PC

Chinese computer maker Chuwi is unveiling three new devices during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. But only one was actually at the company’s booth when I stopped by today. It’s also the one we know the least about, since specs are still being finalized. That said, the new GBox Pro small form factor desktop computer […]

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Mele PC Stick with Apollo Lake chip, Ethernet jack

Mele’s latest PC Stick sort of stretches the definition of “stick.” The Mele PCHD26APL3 is a pocket-sized computer that’s easy to hold in one hand, but it’s not something you’d ever mistake for a USB flash drive. That said, this computer with support for dual-core or quad-core Intel Apollo Lake processors has an HDMI connector […]

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$80 Asus Tinker Board S is a tiny update for a tiny computer

The Asus Tinker Board is a single-board computer that looks a bit like a Raspberry Pi, but which has the same Rockchip RK3288 ARM Cortex-A17 quad-core processor that powered the first-generation Asus Chromebook Flip. The little computer can run Debian Linux or Google Android software, and the first model launched in 2017 for about $60. […]

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Intel June Canyon NUC with Gemini Lake coming soon (and other Intel mini PC news)

Intel’s Hades Canyon NUC may be the most powerful mini-desktop the company has ever built, but it’s not the only mini PC Intel brought to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. I got a chance to sit down with Intel’s John Deatherage to talk about the company’s other mini PCs, and he laid out the roadmap […]

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First look at Mele’s fanless mini PCs with Gemini Lake, Kaby Lake chips

Chinese device maker Mele plans to launch its first fanless mini PC with a 7th-gen Intel Core “Kaby Lake” processor this year. The Mele PCG63-KBL1 is small computer with a massive heat sink on the top and support for passive cooling on some models. Mass production is set to begin in early March, which means […]

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Zotac’s next-gen ZBOX mini PCs coming in Q2, 2018 (with Gemini Lake, Ryzen, and Kaby Lake Refresh options)

Zotac is showing off a whole slew of upcoming ZBOX mini desktop computers at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. Most are expected to ship in the second quarter of 2018, and most are pretty obvious upgrades from previous-generation models. For example, there are new models with 8th-gen Intel Core U processors that look just […]

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Asus 2018 mini PC lineup includes Chromebox 3, Tinker Board S, and compact Windows desktops

Asus is updating its line of small form factor computers with two new Windows desktops, an updated Chromebox, and a new version of its Raspberry Pi-like Tinker Board. The new Tinker Board S is coming in the first quarter of 2018 for $80, while the rest of the little computers will be available in the […]

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Hands-on with the Gemini PDA handheld PC with Android, Linux and a 6 inch display

The Gemini PDA is a tiny computer that’s small enough to hold in one hand, but with a keyboard that makes it possible to touch-type… maybe. Planet Computer introduced the Gemini PDA nearly a year ago and launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the device from prototype to shipping product. Now it’s about ready to […]

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Intel NUC mini PC with 8th-gen Intel Core CPU and Radeon graphics coming soon

Intel’s NUC line of mini desktop computers have been around for years, and for the most part they stuff the low-power guts of a laptop into a little computer that’s not much bigger than a small stack of CDs. But a few years ago the company kicked things up a notch with the introduction of […]

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You know what’s not affected by Meltdown or Spectre? The Raspberry Pi

One or more of the security vulnerabilities disclosed this week affect nearly every modern smartphone, PC, and server processor. Intel processor are vulnerable to both Meltdown and Spectre attacks. AMD chips are vulnerable to Spectre attacks. And the ARM-based processors that are used in most modern smartphones can fall prey to a Spectre attack as […]