Pre-orders recently began for Intel's new Compute Stick -- a "PC on a stick" -- a plug-and-play device that packs a full operating system to transform TVs and monitors into computers. The 4-inch, ...

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 ...

Hannspree’s Micro PC is a tiny computer with an Intel Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. The Micro PC a bit larger than a typical USB flash drive, but plug it into the HDMI port on ...

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Over the past few months we’ve seen a wave of tiny computers featuring Intel Atom processors, Windows 8.1 software, and designs that look like chunky USB flash drives. Worried that devices like the ...

A sluggish computer will not just impact your productivity but also your mental health. Damn! You just want to get done with something and all you’re seeing on your screen is circling that is taking ...

A compute stick is about as compact as a PC can get. These mini computers bearing the resemblance of a USB drive have slipped under the radar in recent years, but I wouldn't count them out just yet.

FingerGear follows the Computer-on-a-Stick (COS) bootable USB drive with Computer-on-a-Stick Pro, an update that lets you access files on the host PC and other USB drives, too. So now if your PC tanks ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Having a self-contained, bootable USB stick that you can simply carry around and plug in ...

Being a dork, I like Linux and kebabs. So when Fingergear tied in both with the Computer-On-A-Stick (COS), I knew I had come home. These babies come in standard and BIO models if you need extra ...

Today's mobile workforce can now trade in their laptop for a flash drive, thanks to an innovative new mobile computing technology from Lockheed Martin and IronKey. The new IronClad USB drive shrinks a ...