[ale] FXI Tech's "Cotton Candy" available for preorder

[Cameron Kilgore]

The only way I can be interested in either the Cotton Candy  or the
Raspberry Pi is if they can be powered without relying on something
provisioned. I don't see any way to do that with the Cotton Candy (unless I
want to keep it plugged into USB), so I'm stuck waiting on the next line of
RPs.

--Cameron <http://ghostfreeman.net>


On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Byron Jeff <byronjeff at mail.clayton.edu>wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 07:53:36AM -0700, Crawford Rainwater wrote:
> > FXI (http://www.fxitech.com/) is preparing to launch the Cotton Candy,
> a tiny computer that looks like a USB thumb drive. The device, which can
> run either Ubuntu or Android 4.0, has a dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU,
> 1GB of RAM, and a Mali 400MP GPU that allows it to decode high-definition
> video.
> >
> > It has a USB plug on one side, which is used to power the system, and an
> HDMI plug on the other side, which allows it to be plugged into a display.
> It also has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth radios for connectivity and
> supporting input devices. The system can boot standalone and operate as a
> complete computer when plugged into a display. It is also possible to plug
> the Cotton Candy into a conventional computer and boot from it like you
> would from a regular USB mass storage device.
> >
> > Looks like the price will be US$199 + tax + S/H and expected to ship in
> March.
> >
> > I be curious to see if they go the Ubuntu on Android route eventually.
>  Thoughts and comments from others?  Anyone interested in test driving such?
>
> With the Raspberry Pi having similar size, computing, and video specs, two
> worldwide distributors
> (Farnell and RS Components), and a under $50 price point, I'm wondering if
> the product above will have any real ability to compete.
>
> BAJ
>
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