Author Topic: CottonCandy?, anyone? (Read 371 times)

rogerml · « **on:** November 24, 2011, 11:22:17 AM »

Found out about this one recently. Made by a norwegian company, FXI Technology, but, as far as I know, haven't hit the market place as of yet (2012?) Is this gadget of any interest?, - could anyone with (a lot) more computer&data savvy than me, please tell what's this all about? Price tag said to be ca. US$ 200 for this little thingy, an USB memory-stick named "CottonCandy" w/ an ARM Cortex 2-cored central processor w/Android operative system & 1GB int.memory. If understood correctly: all one needs is a screen of some sort, that being a PC, a Mac or a TV (smart type TV, of any size).

What about you, adash, (or anyone, of course), - is this of interest to photographers? (Or is that's like asking if computers are of any interest to photogs in the digital age?).

Details

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/17/fxis-cotton-candy-could-turn-every-screen-you-own-into-a-cloud/

cosinaphile · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2011, 11:55:01 AM »

" Norway's FXI is heralding a device codenamed Cotton Candy; a USB/ HDMI stick that can connect to nearly anything that's packing a display. Inside the stick is a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 and quad-core ARM Mali-400MP GPU that can handle 1080p video, 802.11 b/g/n WIFi, Bluetooth v2.1 and microSD card storage, expandable up to 64GB. Plug it into a laptop or desktop and you'll be able to use a thin-layer client to access your personal cloud, or via HDMI into a HDTV to be controlled using Bluetooth peripherals, smartphones and tablets. Being able to open "your" desktop on any device means you can conduct presentations, access media content and surf the web without ties. "

from engadget

lisandra · « **Reply #2 on:** November 24, 2011, 12:20:22 PM »

A smallish screen with 2 ish ports could mean using the quad core version and run the illegal version of ps portable.

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #3 on:** November 24, 2011, 02:37:13 PM »

Very interesting little connector between different devices....

CottonCandy?, anyone?