An idea that was successfully funded by Internet users –see the Kano Computer based on the Rasberry Pi and running Debian Linux – is about to be implemented in its own way by Intel.
The Intel Compute Stick is a fully functional computer that looks like a USB stick, connects via HDMI to any TV, and runs Windows 8.1 or Linux based on Intel Atom.
According to Intel, a computer of this size and with this processing power is sufficient to serve the needs for a quick work, communication through social networking, surfing the World Wide Web or receiving content with streaming technology from various Internet services, such as those for distributing movies. Its advantage is that it can turn any TV with HDMI into a computer monitor or any TV into a TV with Internet access, which makes it, in a sense, a Smart TV.
The Intel Compute Stick can also serve the needs of a small/medium business since it will also provide remote management (Windows Remote Desktop). It is also considered ideal for information kiosks since it is a plug and play device that can send, with or without streaming, high-resolution video to screens placed anywhere.
The Intel Compute Stick is expected to be released in 2015, although the company has not yet set a specific date. As for the price, the Intel Compute Stick is said to cost just $150 (the Kano has been developed with a different philosophy and sells for 150 euros).
Although the Compute Stick was announced at CES 2015 and Intel's website states that it is a product that has not yet received the necessary approvals in the US, the same product appears on Intel's list of Internet of Things solutions as NH1, with Intel Atom Z3735F, 2GB RAM with Windows 8, but without an option for Linux on the website of the Taiwanese company, Quanta Computer.
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