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Re: Intel Compute Stick

#91

Post by johnvschmitt »

Cool.

Close, but not what I need. What I want (& maybe others?) is:

Compute on a stick that's a VM. Then, I can plug this into my laptop's HDMI or USB port to work on my project's local data/apps that's inside the VM.

Then I can take the stick when I travel, instead of taking my laptop. I can plug the stick into any laptop for full keyboard/trackpad. Or, I could plug the stick into a TV/monitor & use my phone/tablet's IO (keyboard/touch) over the same wifi. (Yes, the stick would need a minimal host OS to run a VM on a dumb monitor.)

Small local storage (working cache) with the rest in the cloud.

If such a device exists, please educate me/us.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#92

Post by damian2000 »

nacs wrote: post #87
damian2000 wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Linux will probably run fine on those specs, remember Windows has a ton of overhead in terms of RAM and storage.

I'm not really concerned about whether Linux will run 'fine' on less hardware, I'd just want to be able to purchase the higher-end (hardware-wise) version. I'm not going to buy the high-end version if it requires me to buy the prepackaged Windows license however.

Yeah, its strange that the OS is preinstalled, whereas with the Intel NUC I believe it comes without an OS and you need to do the setup yourself, which is preferable.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#93

Post by nevdka »

quarterwave wrote: post #69

Consider the use case suggested by the image on the copy i.e; on-screen projection of slides in a business meeting. Can this use case be met with a tablet/smart phone using a VGA adapter?

I've done this before. I had a micro-HDMI to HDMI connector, and a HDMI to DVI connector to plug the phone into the projector. This was about 2 years ago, and I was using a 2 year old phone, IIRC. The experience sucked, but mostly because the app I was using didn't support most PowerPoint features.

I'm sure modern phones and apps could handle it pretty well, though. Using the official MS Office apps would probably solve the major issues I had.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#94

Post by supernovae »

damian2000 wrote: post #84
discardorama wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

... and the Linux version will have half the RAM (1GB instead of 2GB) and a fourth the storage (8GB instead of 32GB). I think I might pass on this.

Linux will probably run fine on those specs, remember Windows has a ton of overhead in terms of RAM and storage.

Windows will run amazing on these and all things considered storage isn't an issue. They have really optimized for ultra small devices and id be willing to bet windows 8.1 on these would be super awesome actually. My daughters tablet with similar specs but only 1gb of ram is smooth as can be.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#95

Post by supernovae »

nevdka wrote: post #86
damian2000 wrote: post #72

My 2c ... I see a problem with it not being able to fit into the HDMI ports on my TV ... due to the design of the TV there is only room for a compact HDMI cable (the port is located in a small recessed section). In this case I'd need to connect it with an HDMI extension cable, and would end up having to mount the dongle itself somewhere. Its probably better to buy an ultra compact PC such as an Intel NUC or Gigabyte…

NUC and Brix are also more powerful. I could almost see myself carrying one of these around like I used to carry around a USB memory stick. Plug it into any monitor or TV and I've got a computer. Not sure what I would do about mouse a keyboard, though.

Bluetooth mouse / keyboard

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#96

Post by SG- »

hengheng wrote: post #14

Wait, so, an HDMI stick similar to those ARM/Android ones that we've all been using as media centers since 2012?

with a real OS this time around and quite a bit more than just a 'media player'.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#97

Post by wtracy »

bulatb wrote: post #88
quarterwave wrote: post #69

Consider the use case suggested by the image on the copy i.e; on-screen projection of slides in a business meeting. Can this use case be met with a tablet/smart phone using a VGA adapter?

The "business meeting" use case pictured doesn't make a lot of sense. The copy at the bottom says the stick itself is a computer, not a video receiver, so there'd have to be a keyboard/mouse/controller of some kind connected to it, and they'd have to get the slide deck onto it somehow, and open PowerPoint, and that just doesn't seem particularly useful. It's much easier to use some wireless display technology and cas…

It supports Bluetooth, so you could pair a remote or a smartphone with it, and it's easier to carry than a laptop. Remember there's a full version of MS Office on it, too.

What makes more sense to me, though, would be a phone with an HDMI port (or wireless video capability) that connects directly to the projector. It's one less device to carry. If you don't want to walk over to the phone to advance to the next slide, you could still add a Bluetooth remote or control it from one of those smart watches.

(I'm kind of suprised that Blackberry never tried something like what I just described--it would have been a great way to differentiate themselves in the enterprise sector and keep the iPhone at bay.)

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#98

Post by wtracy »

sanderjd wrote: post #60
mark_l_watson wrote: post #45

Very cool, but... I think the future is our compute power in our "phones" that work with ambient peripherals (keyboards, monitors).

Totally, anybody aware of anybody working on this?

Surprisingly enough, it's already doable:

http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-the-galaxy-nexus-as-...

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#99

Post by veidr »

Why this is interesting to me is that most of the popular hot-dog-on-a-stick devices run some crappy, limited, or proprietary OS (although if you have time to invest, many can be upgraded to Linux). But this one will ship with Linux or Windows.

For some decent background info on this form factor, see: http://www.stickcomputing.com

Re: Intel Compute Stick

#100

Post by cherioo »

sanderjd wrote: post #60
mark_l_watson wrote: post #45

Very cool, but... I think the future is our compute power in our "phones" that work with ambient peripherals (keyboards, monitors).

Totally, anybody aware of anybody working on this?

You can use MHL and bluetooth keyboard and mouse for something similar today.
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