Computer on a stick, if you can't wait for Cotton Candy

[Bateluer]

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-f...lesalers.html&cv=10790147&af=cj_3640101&vd=30

OS


Android 4.0


Main Chip


Allwinner A10/ 1.5GHz Cortex-A8


Memory


512MB


Storage


4GB


Graphical processor


2D/ 3D/ OpenGL ES2.0(AMD Z430)/
OpenVG1.1(AMD Z160) 27M Tri/sec


Network


Wireless 802.11b/g, WAPI(Ralink8188)


Expand Memory


Micro TF 2-32GB


IO/Ports


Micro 5pin USB/ USB2.0 data
transfer/ OTG and host expand


Keyboard


Support virtual keyboard,
support 2.4G wireless keyboard, fly mouse


Audio


AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB,
AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A


Video


WMV/ASF/MP4/3GP/3G2M4V/AVI/MJPEG/RV10/DivX/VC-1/MPEG-2/

MPEG-4/H.263/H.264/1280*720P HD 30 fps, 1080P/720*480 D1 30fps


Andriod APP


Youku,Tudou,QQ,Youtube,Twitter,AngryBird,Office,Gmail,Browse,Skype????


HDMI


1080P&2160P


Power Input


5V2A


Size


8.8*3.5*1.2cm


Weight


0.2kg

Neat, and stylish. Single core A8 based CPU though.

 

[Eug]

Nifty, but needs dual-core ARM and 1 GB RAM, as well as large file support (> 4 GB).

 

[BladeVenom]

Have you seen any benchmarks for it yet?

 

[Eug]

Pretty much all single-core Android devices are slow for anything beyond simple smartphone use. Dual-core is a hugely noticeable difference for obvious reasons.

That said, video playback on single-core is fine if the GPU's H.264 support is good. However, if there is no large file support, then in some situations, it kind of defeats the purpose. Support for 1080p H.264 video playback may be moot if you can't play that 3 hour movie you have because it's 6 GB.

 

[cameronlane]

Pretty slick concept. When they release one with better specs I may have to try it out. I'm a huge Android fan.

 

[Eug]

The low power uber low cost dual-core ARM chips with decent GPUs come out in 2012. I'd guess we'll be seeing $100 computer-on-a-stick devices within the year with dual-core CPU and 1 GB RAM.

 

[shortylickens]

I dunno, I got a google TV device thats supposed to double as a computer. Frankly I aint impressed with it. We'd need some powerful CPUs to make it work right.

 

[Bateluer]

The low power uber low cost dual-core ARM chips with decent GPUs come out in 2012. I'd guess we'll be seeing $100 computer-on-a-stick devices within the year with dual-core CPU and 1 GB RAM.

You are referring to the Rockchip 3xxx line? Pretty sure we'll see them in devices like these.

For 75 dollars, though, this would make a neat toy to play with. Once they get a little beefier in the spec department, I think it'd make a great addition to any USB equipped TV. SmartTV functions at a fraction of the cost.

 

[Eug]

You are referring to the Rockchip 3xxx line? Pretty sure we'll see them in devices like these.

Yep, I was pleasantly surprised by Rockchip 2918, but alas it is only single-core. Rockchip 3066 has already been demo'd. It's got dual-core A9, at up to 1.5 GHz or so, and quad-core Mali 400. I suspect a computer-on-a-stick would run at dual 1 - 1.2 GHz.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4760/arms-mali400-mp4-is-the-fastest-smartphone-gpufor-now

I dunno, I got a google TV device thats supposed to double as a computer. Frankly I aint impressed with it. We'd need some powerful CPUs to make it work right.

Nah, these things are pretty useless as computer substitutes. A dual-core Atom with decent GPU blows it away... at much higher power utilization.

However, it would make for an interesting HTPC, for local files. Just think, with a 32 GB flash drive you could have several 1080p MKV movies with you that could be played back on any HDMI screen.