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Welcome to our Intel Compute Stick (2nd Generation) unboxing and overview! In this video, we delve into the exciting world of ...
Is Intel’s Compute Stick a solution looking for a problem, or is this PC the size of a USB stick a solution to a problem you didn’t you know you had? You know, like dude, I can’t stand my so ...
I had high hopes for Intel's original Compute Stick, but it ended up being a massive disappointment. Sure, it was cool to have a fully functional computer the size of a few thumb drives.
After testing out the Compute Stick for a few weeks, I was reminded of Intel's first foray into mobile processors. For years it showed off ugly prototype phones at CES and other tech conventions ...
Intel’s new Compute Stick, available for about $150 with Windows 8.1 and $110 with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, takes the mini desktop concept about as far as it can go. The Stick isn’t even really a ...
The Intel Compute Stick is a PC that fits in the palm of your hand and costs $150, £115 or AU$229. It plugs into a display's HDMI port, and -- when connected to Wi-Fi and peripherals -- offers ...
Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography ...
The trick is to palm one of the new generation of micro-desktops, such as Intel's $159 Compute Stick -- no larger than an oversized USB key -- and plug it into a spare HDMI input. And these micro ...
Equipped with the same processor as Apple’s MacBook, Intel’s Compute Stick gets a powerful performance upgrade in 2016. Intel had redefined what a desktop computer could look like when it ...
Lenovo isn't the first to come out with this small-form-factor-type of compute stick --- Asus recently unveiled its Asus Google Chromebit dongle, while Intel released its Compute Stick earlier in ...
Who wants a cheap HDMI stick that can turn any TV into a full Windows computer? Everybody, right? That’s what we thought. Oh god were we wrong. When Intel announced the $150 Compute Stick at CES ...
Sure, a laptop works, but a PC-on-a-stick gives you serious freedom and flexibility, and the Google Chromebit and Intel Compute Stick both sell that dream pretty hard. We took both for a test drive.