A computer stick is a single-board, palm-sized computer that resembles a media streaming stick (such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick or Roku Streaming Stick). They are sometimes referred to as compute ...

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Intel’s Compute Stick now comes in more flavors than just Windows, Windows, and more Windows. A version of the Intel Compute Stick loaded with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (long term support) will go on sale this ...

Over the years Intel has introduced a number of new computer form factors that either became a hit, fizzled out, or moved on to live a more quiet life. The New Unit of Computing (NUC) decidedly became ...

The benchmark numbers we've shown so far provide a broad indication of the device's capabilities, though the user experience is something worth covering in more depth to see exactly how those ...

Intelhas givenMicrosoftan answer to theGoogle Chromebit stick computer. The new Compute Stick brings Windows 8.1 to an ultraportable device that fits in your pocket. It is a full-powered computer just ...

Now that the first round of reviews are out, it's clear Intel's got the right idea with the Compute Stick, a full-blown PC on a $150 HDMI stick that plugs into any monitor or HDTV with a free port.

Retailing at £119.98 it sits at a similar point to the entry Brix/NUC mini systems though the compute stick has the improved form factor as a complete “plug and play” package, whereas the NUC systems ...

Intel recently unveiled the Chromecast-sized Compute Stick, which can convert any TV or monitor into a Microsoft Windows 8 PC via an HDMI port. The Compute Stick's hardware -- which includes an Atom ...

A new USB stick computer uses Google’s machine-learning software to give drones and robots the equivalent of a human eye, and add new smarts to cameras. Movidius’ Fathom Neural Compute Stick isn’t ...

Intel’s first few “Compute Stick” products were basically fully functional PCs packed into a tiny case with an HDMI connector that you could plug directly into a display. The latest Compute Sticknot ...

The Intel Compute Stick proves itself to be a well-balanced product despite all the trade-offs that needed to be made between cost, connectivity, performance and size. Intel's Compute Stick is a novel ...