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Tronsmart Ara X5 mini PC review: It’s a real desktop PC… but not a super speedy one

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 x5 looks a lot like a small Roku-like […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]