An idea successfully funded by Internet users -see Kano Computer based on Rasberry Pi and running Debian Linux - is going to implement it in its own way Intel.
The Intel Compute Stick is a fully functional computer that resembles a USB stick, connects via HDMI to any TV and runs Windows 8.1 or Linux based on Intel Atom.
According to Intel, a computer of this size and with this processing power is enough to serve the needs of a quick job, social networking, surfing the World Wide Web or λήψη content with technology streaming from various online services, such as those for movie distribution. Its trump card is that it can turn any TV with HDMI into a computer monitor, or any TV into an Internet-enabled TV, making it, in effect, a Smart TV.
The Intel Compute Stick it can also serve the needs of a small/medium business since it will additionally provide the possibility of remote management (Windows Remote Desktop). It is also considered ideal for information kiosks as it is a plug and play device that can stream or not, video in high resolution on monitors placed anywhere.
The Intel Compute Stick is expected to be released in 2015, but the company does not clearly set the date. In terms of price, the Intel Compute Stick is said to cost only 150 dollars (Kano has developed with a different philosophy and is sold instead of 150 euros).
Although the announcement of the Compute Stick was made from the floor of CES 2015 and in by clicking here Intel reports that this is a product that has not yet received the necessary approvals in the US, the same product appears in Intel's list of IoT solutions as NH1, with Intel Atom Z3735F, 2GB RAM with Windows 8, but without a Linux option on the Taiwanese company website, Quanta Computer.
