There’s no shortage of devices that you can plug into the HDMI port of your TV to stream internet video. You can use a Roku Streaming Stick, an Amazon Fire TV Stick, or a Chromecast. At first glance, Intel’s Compute Stick looks a lot like those media streaming devices. But under the hood, the Compute […]
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Intel Compute Stick with Atom x5 now available
Intel’s second-generation Compute Stick is now available for about $150. The tiny computer features a slightly faster processor, an extra USB port, and significantly better wireless performance the model I reviewed in 2015. First announced in January, the new Compute Stick features an Atom x5-Z8300 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth […]
MeegoPad unveils 3 new Cherry Trail mini PCs
MeegoPad was one of the first companies to offer a PC Stick capable of running Windows software (even if it shipped with an unlicensed copy of Windows). Now there’s no shortage of tiny, affordable Windows 10 PCs… but MeegoPad seems to think there’s room for a few more. The company is launching three new tiny computers […]
Intel introduces Compute Stick with Atom x5 Cherry Trail processor
Intel’s new Compute Stick with a Core M Skylake processor isn’t the company’s only new PC on a stick for 2016. The company has also unveiled two new models featuring lower-power (and cheaper) Atom x5-Z8300 Cherry Trail chips. The Intel Compute Stick STK1AW32SC and STK1A32CÂ should be available in the first quarter of 2016. Both models […]
Intel’s new Compute Stick is a Core M Skylake-powered PC Stick
Zotac, Asus, and others may be launching PC sticks with Intel Atom Cherry Trail processors. But Intel is going a step further and launching a new line of Intel Compute Stick mini PCs featuring more powerful Core M Skylake processors. Update: The company also has its own new Cherry Trail models. Pricing has also been announced. The […]
Zotac PC Stick is a Cherry Trail computer-on-a-stick
Zotac has been offering tiny desktop computers for several years, but now this year the company is launching its smallest model to date. The Zotac PC Stick is a PC-on-a-stick that looks a bit like a variation of Intel’s Compute Stick. But this model has a few features that set it apart from Intel’s PC […]
Asus QM1 PC gets a Cherry Trail CPU update
The Asus Chromebit may be the first PC stick from Asus that’s available in the United States. But the company isn’t limiting its PC-on-a-stick products to models that run Chrome OS. A few months ago Asus introduced a Windows stick called the Asus VivoStick, but we noticed that the company also had an Intel Compute […]
MeegoPad T02 Windows 10 PC stick giveaway
The MeegoPad T02 is a computer-on-a-stick that’s available with Windows or Ubuntu software. First launched this summer, the MeegoPad T02 is available from a number of retailers for around $100 or less. Gearbest sells the Ubuntu model for $77 and the Windows version for $105, and a few months ago the company sent me one […]
MeegoPad T02 Ubuntu PC stick giveaway
The MeegoPad T02 is a PC-on-a-stick with an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Plug it into the HDMI port of your TV or monitor and you’ve basically got a low-power desktop computer. MeegoPad introduced the T02 this summer, and you can pick up a model with Windows 10 […]
Now you can buy an Asus Chromebit for $85
Asus recently launched the first PC stick to ship with Google’s Chrome OS as its operating system. The Asus Chromebit is a tiny device that looks a bit like a USB flash drive, but which plugs into the HDMI port of your monitor or TV to turn nearly any display into a Chrome OS computer. Now […]