Intel Bay Trail-powered HDMI stick PC available online

[KillerCop311]

http://hexus.net/tech/news/systems/76025-intel-bay-trail-powered-hdmi-stick-pc-available-online/
http://www.neowin.net/news/intel-bay-trail-based-usb-stick-capable-of-running-windows-81-goes-on-sale
http://microsoft-news.com/intel-is-now-selling-usb-stick-pcs-powered-by-bay-trail-cpus-can-run-windows-8/

This is pretty awesome.

[Ad Bot]

[Nonnel]

could you explain

[Maxwell.]

could you explain

a small computer basically

[KillerCop311]

it's a really small computer that plugs into a HDMI and can run lots of stuff
not much memory though, but it's neat it can run windows 8.1

[Oasis]

Essentially this would be used to make aging televisions "smart". If you didn't like Chromecast, Bluray players, consoles, apple tv, etc etc etc; then this is for you!

[Kishgal]

Plus one device to jam into my TV and forget about. Maybe it'll be easier to use PLEX with than the Chromecast.

[BlueCreeper]

That's cool, but when you think about it, it's just a streaming stick without the streaming and has Windows instead.
Speaking of streaming sticks, why isn't there one for Steam In-Home Streaming? Would it need to be somewhat beefy/powerful?

[orange wolf]

Speaking of streaming sticks, why isn't there one for Steam In-Home Streaming? Would it need to be somewhat beefy/powerful?

Doesn't steam make it's own in-home console? Like these?

Or is that not what you meant?

[BlueCreeper]

Doesn't steam make it's own in-home console? Like these?

Or is that not what you meant?

Kinda, I was talking about something more like the HDMI stick in the OP but with guts that were good enough to use Steam with, relying on the In-Home Streaming feature to play games.

[Axo-Tak]

One of the first x86 stick PCs. Previous stick PCs used ARM, like Chromecast.

This would make Linux media centers simple, cheap, and space-efficient; also, you wouldn't have to use a special ARM distro.

[Tayasaurus]

I never trusted AliExpress they're forgetin everywhere in my shop searches

[Ipquarx]

I never trusted AliExpress they're forgetin everywhere in my shop searches

Well the fact that they require you to buy in bulk concerns me
i dont want to spend thousands of dollars when i just one one ffs

[Ladios]

I was wondering how long it was going to take for this to come out.
Still too expiramental though it appears.
Once they connect to everything outta bluetooth and have a built in projector then I'll think about getting one.

[blueblur121]

...So what is it useful for? Do I have to plug in a USB keyboard for the initial setup and then control it with something else?

This would make Linux media centers simple, cheap, and space-efficient; also, you wouldn't have to use a special ARM distro.

I always wanted to use XBMC on my TV.