People have been loading Ubuntu and other Linux distributions onto Android TV sticks for about as long as these cheap ARM-based devices have been available. But the Rikomagic MK802 IV LE is one of the first models to come with Ubuntu pre-loaded. That basically makes the MK802 IV LE a small desktop computer. How small? […]
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First look: MK802 IV LE mini PC with Ubuntu (video)
When the MK802 Android mini PC hit the streets in 2012, one of the most interesting things about it was the fact that you could install Linux on it and turn it into a cheap, tiny desktop computer. Since then, dozens of small ARM-powered devices designed to run Android apps on your TV have hit […]
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Rikomagic MK802 IV LE with Ubuntu now shipping for £80 and up
The Rikomagic MK802 IV LE is a tiny ARM-based device that you can plug into a TV or monitor’s HDMI port to basically turn it into a full-fledged computer. It’s based on the same hardware as an Android TV stick, but this is one of the first such devices to ship with Ubuntu Linux instead […]
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Rikomagic UK to offer Minix Linux ARM PCs (MK802 III LE, MK802 IV LE)
It looks like it may be time to stop calling tiny ARM-based devices like the MK802 Android TV sticks and go back to calling them mini PCs. Rikomagic UK has announced it will start shipping Linux Editions of two of its most recent ARM-powered stick-sized computers. The MK802 III LE (Linux Edition) and MK802 IV […]