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Star Cloud PCG61 mini PC launches for $149 and up, runs Ubuntu or Windows

Chinese device maker Mele’s latest mini-computer is a fanless desktop PC with an Intel Celeron N3150 Braswell quad-core processor, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac WiFi, and a starting price of $149. The computer’s available from AliExpress for $149 and up… but the entry-level price will only get you a barebones model. You’ll have to pay extra if […]

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Gole1 mini PC review: Blurring the lines between tablets and desktop PCs

The Gole1 is a tiny computer that’s hard to categorize. It’s basically a compact desktop computer that you can also use as a tablet. Or maybe it’s a tablet with a really small screen, a bunch of ports, and a kind of thick case. Either way, it’s a small device that you can plug into […]

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ASRock Beebox-S launches mini PC with Skylake CPU

The ASRock Beebox line of mini-desktop computers launched last year with low-cost, low-power models featuring Celeron processors based on Intel Braswell architecture. These days you can pick one up for between $125 and $200, depending on the configuration: there are barebones models and versions that ship with Windows 10 Home). But now there’s another option […]

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Sunty SP-001 Windows mini PC has a projector and a 7 inch touchscreen

Over the past year or so we’ve seen a new kind of mini-computer emerge from Chinese companies including Pipo and GOLE. They’re designed to work like tiny desktop PCs, but they also have built-in touchscreen displays that let you use them like tablets. Some models even have batteries. Now there’s a new model on the […]

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Dubious PGS handheld gaming PC concept raises over $300 thousand on Kickstarter

A group called Portable Solutions is running a Kickstarter campaign for a handheld gaming PC called the PGS that looks amazing on paper… and which doesn’t actually exist in real life. That’s not a huge surprise: the point of crowdfunding campaigns is often to raise the money needed to transform an idea into a real […]

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Leaked Intel NUC roadmap depicts mini-PCs with “Apollo Lake” and “Kaby Lake” chips

Intel has at least two new processor families set to launch this year. Intel’s 7th-gen Core chips, code-named “Kaby Lake,” will replace the current Skylake lineup in notebooks, desktops, and high-performance tablets, while the new Celeron and Pentium chips based on “Apollo Lake” architecture are low-power, low-cost chips that will pick up where Intel’s Braswell left […]

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Raspberry Pi 3 Compute Module coming this year

The Raspberry Pi Compute Module is a tiny computer that looks like a stick of laptop memory, but which has the same processor, memory, and storage as a first-gen Raspberry Pi. Now a new model’s on the way, and it’s based on the newer, more-powerful Raspberry Pi 3. Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton tells IDG News that […]

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Emtec GEM Box review (micro-console with GameFly streaming support)

Gaming can be an expensive hobby. The latest Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo game consoles costs hundreds of dollars, and gaming PCs can easily cost several times as much. Over the past few years a number of companies have tried to shake things up by launching micro-consoles which are typically smaller, cheaper, and less powerful than a PS4, […]

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GPD Win handheld gaming PC gets a CPU upgrade ahead of launch

The GPD Win is a tiny computer that looks like a laptop, but which features a 5.5 inch touchscreen display, a thumb-sized QWERTY keyboard, and dedicated gaming buttons above the alpha-numeric keys. GPD ran a series of crowdfunding campaigns for the project earlier this year, started taking pre-orders in June, and plans to begin shipping GPD Win […]

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Star Cloud PCG03U is a compact Ubuntu PC for $90

Chinese device maker has been offering tiny Windows and Android computers for a few years, but the company first came to my attention back in 2012 when I learned that the Android-powered Mele A1000 TV box was also able to run Linux. This year the company started selling some products with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, and […]