Google Unveils the Chromebit: an HDMI Chromebook Dongle

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @11:39AM from the still-waiting-on-hardware-called-chromedome dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Today Google unveiled a new device: the Chromebit. It's a small compute stick that contains the Rockchip 3288 processor, 2GB RAM, and 16GB of storage — much like a low-end Chromebook. It connects to a TV or monitor through an HDMI port. (It also has a USB port for power and plugging in peripherals.) Google says the Chromebit is their solution for turning any display into a computer, and it will cost under $100. Google also announced a couple of new Chromebooks as well. Haier and Hisense models will cost $150, and an ASUS model with a rotating display will cost $250.

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Re:This is on Mashable*Australia* by Anonymous Coward · 2015-03-31 12:51 · Score: 3, Insightful

There's nothing "funny" about it though, it seems like a real product. GMail was launched on April 1st too.
Official announcement on Google Chrome blog by PeeAitchPee · 2015-03-31 13:13 · Score: 4, Insightful

Nope, it's legit: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2015/03/more-chromebooks-for-everyone.html