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Thumb drive-sized Android computer sells for $74

article published on 19 May, 2012

Miniature Android 4.0 PC goes on sale. Chinese retailers have started to list a miniature Android 4.0 computer for $74 a pop. Inside the plastic case - slightly larger than a USB thumb drive - is an AllWinner A10 single-core 1.5GHz ARM CPU, 512MB of RAM and a Mali 400 GPU. It has a female HDMI port for connecting to a HDTV, and can output in 1080p. It has 4GB of flash storage and will ... [ read the full article ]

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ivymike
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_ 		19. May 2012 @ 01:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"It does not appear to be USB powered."

Maybe not by a regular USB port but the picture DOES show a Micro-USB port on the side......
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LordRuss
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_ 		19. May 2012 @ 14:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This seems intriguing... Wonder if it would run a form of linux like that of Raspberry Pi?
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Bozobub
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_ 		19. May 2012 @ 14:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by LordRuss:
 This seems intriguing... Wonder if it would run a form of linux like that of Raspberry Pi?
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ARM-based Linux platforms can be booted from microSD.
Yes.
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i1der
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_ 		19. May 2012 @ 15:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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 The FXI Tech Cotton Candy will start shipping next month. It plugs directly into a HDMI port of a TV, has a dual-core processor and double the RAM. It will sell for $79.

where is it? Cotton candy is $199 and are over sold on the website
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LordRuss
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_ 		19. May 2012 @ 16:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Bozobub:
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ARM-based Linux platforms can be booted from microSD.
Yes.
Crap, that's what I get for not paying attention...
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