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Dual-Core Android PC Now Comes On a USB Stick
absolut.evil writes "FXI Technologies has taken a dual core smartphone-esque computer and put it into a little USB stick. Neat. This allows you to plug into anything with a screen, USB port, and input device and run your own instance of Android. It weighs 21 grams and contains '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.'"
I can understand developers would like this, since the android emulator in the SDK is slower than molasses in (northern) December. I suppose ICS would not be an issue to get on this for the future.
But $200 seems a little steep since a real tablet can be purchased for that price range (although with perhaps with less CPU/RAM). $50-$100 would probably be the sweet point.
Actually this reminds me of something I thought of when Siri came out. How long is it going to take for someone to come out with a screenless / keypadless phone that is pure voice recognition (built into a headset like a BT headset??)? Same thing for GPS units (rather than being distracted by a map you just have to listen to the directions, much like having a person reading you directions "like in the old days"). That would extend battery life, reduce costs, although would also reduce it to the basic functionality (sorry no angry birds).
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I'd say even then its kinda pointless unless you are developing Android apps. I mean what is the point of firing up an entire computer only to run ANOTHER full computer in a USB form factor? talk about "Yo Dawg, i heard you like computing so I put a computer in your computer so you can compute while you compute"!
I still think the better way to go is Expressgate/SplashTop. you have a single chip that plugs into a USB port on the motherboard and you have an instant dual boot that works at the BIOS level. no extra CPU, no extra RAM, just use what the machine has on it to run a fast stripped down web environment.
The fact that they are running dual core and only say "it is expected to run under $200" makes me think this thing will be $199 PLUS the cost of whatever device you run it on. hell at that price you could just buy a real Android device!
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
I wonder... does anyone else realize this could be used to create upgradeable smartphones? You would have a phone with touchscreen and battery, with a recessed USB port. Then just slide this device in, and in a couple years when you want to upgrade buy a new usb stick PC. If they could fit the baseband radio in this device that would be truly revolutionary.