USB Stick Contains Dual-Core Computer, Turns Any Screen Into an Android Station

**Richard_Louis** · 11-18-2011, 09:27 AM

Is that a USB key in your pocket or a dual-core computer? Today, Norwegian company FXI technologies showed off a USB stick-sized portable computer prototype, complete with a dual-core 1.2-GHz Samsung Exynos ARM CPU (same as in the Galaxy S II), 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI-out and a microSD card slot for memory. Codenamed Cotton Candy because its 21 gram weight is the same as a bag of the confection, the tiny PC enables what its inventor calls “Any Screen Computing,” the ability to turn any TV, laptop, phone, tablet, or set-top box into a dumb terminal for its Android operating system.

The Cotton Candy has a USB 2.0 connector on one end and an HDMI jack on the other. When connected to an HDTV, it uses the HDMI port for video, the USB for power, and Bluetooth to connect to a keyboard, mouse, or tablet for controlling the operating system. The device can output up to 1080p so even a full HD screen can display the Candy’s preloaded Android 2.3 operating system at its native resolution. The dual core CPU is powerful enough to play local 1080p video or stream HD clips from the Web.

This is awesome, i always imagined one day we would carry computers in our pockets like this.
Then again it makes them easier to steal.

**UniversalTruth** · 11-18-2011, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Richard_Louis

Then again it makes them easier to steal.

well that's why you'll have to buy the palm chip implant, so your porta-puter only works for you... unless the thief knew about the hand-chip... and subsequently cut that out of you too... oh technology.