Sunday, March 4, 2012

APPLE'S TV DREAM REVEALED: Embarrass Hardware Makers, Stiff Content Providers, Destroy Cable Companies

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FXI Technologies of Norway is sells one of the worlds smallest computers

FXI Technologies (www.fxitech.com) is a Norway-based hardware and software startup dedicated to making the world of digital screens smart and personal and computers smaller has released a new product called Cotton Candy. The Cotton Candy is a USB stick sized compute device allows users a single, secure point of access to all personal cloud services and apps through their favorite operating system, while delivering a consistent experience on any screen. The device will serve as a companion to smartphones, tablets, and notebook PC and Macs, as well add smart capabilities to existing displays, TVs, set top boxes and other media that supports USB mass storage.

Specifications
include an ARM® Cortex™-A9 (1GHz) CPU from Samsung, an ARM Mali™-400 MP (Quad-core, 1.2GHz) GPU, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, HDMI output and the Android operating system. It decodes MPEG-4, H.264 and other video formats and display HD graphics on any HDMI equipped screen.

Features
• World’s smallest computer
• Serves as a companion to CE devices
• Displays personal content on any screen
• Interfaces with any USB/Bluetooth peripheral
• Connects to Internet via Wi-Fi
• User Upgradeable memory
• Great for gaming, video, photos, Cloud apps,
and more

Benefits
• Provide consumer-friendly access to the cloud
• Accelerate the adoption of “smart screens”
• Extend the life of consumer hardware like laptops,
monitors, TVs, STBs, tablets and more by accessing
the latest O/S, software and apps
• Enjoy a consistent experience across all screens
• Create a single point of content storage
• Consolidate and organize personal digital content
• Share media from mobile devices on large screens,
projectors, displays
• Drive down the cost of the secure personal computer

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