Tronsmart is a Chinese company that first showed up on my radar a few years ago when the company began offering small Android-powered TV boxes and sticks. But like many Chinese manufacturers, Tronsmart isn’t just making products with ARM-based chips and Android software anymore. While the Tronsmart Ara x5Â looks a lot like a small Roku-like […]
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Intel NUC mini-computers go Skylake
Intel is updating its NUC line of tiny desktop computers with new models sporting 6th-gen Intel Core i3 and core i5 “Skylake” processors. The new models look virtually identical to the 5th-gen “Broadwell” models that launched earlier this year, but under the hood they’ve got new chips that should offer a big boost in graphics […]
Quanta NH2 PC Stick with Intel Cherry Trail hits the FCC
The Quanta NH2 is one of the first PC-on-a-stick computers to feature an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor. We first learned about the NH2 last month, and now it looks like it could be coming to America. Documentation for a device called the Quanta Smart Stick QCI-NH2 showed up at the FCC website this week. The […]
NVIDIA launches Jetson TX1 system-on-a-module for robots, drones, other low-power autonomous PCs
Last year NVIDIA launched the Jetson TK1 developer kit for folks interested in designing products using the company’s Tegra K1 processor. This year NVIDIA is going a bit further. As you might expect, there’s a new developer kit based on the Tegra X1 processor, and it’s called the Jetson TX1. But once you’ve designed a […]
Solu is a touchscreen, cloud-connected mini PC for use at home and on the go (crowdfunding)
Solu Machines is running a Kickstarter campaign for an unusual type of computer. The Solu is a mini PC that measures about 4.5 inches square and has a touchscreen display, so you can use it sort of like a mobile phone or tablet. But connect it to a monitor and keyboard and the Solu becomes […]
Shuttle launches line of little PCs with Intel Skylake
Small form-factor PC maker Shuttle is updating its line of products to include several new computers designed for Intel Skylake chips. The smallest of the bunch is the new Shuttle DH170. It’s a desktop computer that measures 7.5″ x 6.5″ x 1.7″ and which support sup to a 65 watt Intel Core i7 Skylake processor. […]
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 […]
Giada F210 is a tiny, fanless Cherry Trail desktop PC
Just a few months after introducing a small, fanless desktop computer with a Bay Trail processor, Giada is unveiling a Cherry Trail version. The new Giada F210 looks just like the F200 we saw in August. But the new model has a quad-core Cherry Trail processor. Giada doesn’t say which Cherry Trail processor the F210 has, so it could […]
MSI launches Cubi N mini PC with Intel Braswell CPU
MSI launched the Cubi line of mini-desktops earlier this year, and now the company is introducing new models sporting low-power Intel Brawell processors. The new MSI Cubi N is a desktop computer with a fanless design. It measures 4.6″ x 4.4″ and which consumes less than 15 watts of electricity. It’s powered by an Intel Celeron N3150 quad-core […]
Zotac launches mini PCs with Intel Braswell chips
Zotac is updating its line of little desktop computers with two new models featuring Intel Braswell processors. While that means you can probably expect better graphics performance from these mini PCs, I wouldn’t necessarily expect improved CPU performance. Still, the new Zotac ZBOX BI323 and CI323 nano computers should pack enough power for basic computing […]