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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Why We May Never See Native USB 3.0 for the Mac

"Apple's been a front runner of technology since the company's inception. From the desktop-computer mouse, to the initial adoption of USB as an input, Apple's been speedy about adopting technology before its prime. The Cupertino-based computer giant has also birthed some of its own proprietary technology like FireWire and the Mini Display Port, and while it's a pain for those of us that are cross platform, it does make it easy when it comes to purchasing peripherals. Unfortunately, Apple has yet to follow suit in its perceived reluctance to adopt USB 3.0, but it turns out that there's actually a pretty good reason for that and it might have something to do with a very speedy piece of next-generation technology.

There have been numerous road blocks keeping Apple Computers and USB 3.0 from synching in perfect harmony. Initially, it was a lack of drivers provided for Mac OS X by NEC, followed by the lack of support for the technology from Silicon Valley chip maker, Intel. Intel's reluctance to delve into the USB 3.0 sphere has nothing to do with leaving Apple out of the game, however. The company has been keeping its distance because of its own plans for a next-generation optical cable interface dubbed Light Peak."

Why We May Never See Native USB 3.0 for the Mac

Review: Kingston's new USB drive offers public and encrypted partitions

DataTraveler drive is fast and easy to use and allows users to safely lend them to colleagues

Computerworld - USB sticks have offered pretty much the same functionality over the past year or so. So when Kingston announced a new DataTraveler Locker USB Flash Drive that offered partitioning capability, I took notice.

Kingston's new thumb drive offers the somewhat stand-out capability of allowing a user to set up an encrypted partition to safeguard some of that data, while allowing the remaining drive space to be open and accessible by anyone. I find this useful because I'm often lending my USB drive to friends who want a simple way to transfer files or temporarily save some data.

Sure you can trick a Windows system into creating partitions on a USB stick by flipping the Removable Media Bit, making it appear as a permanent or fixed drive, however, it's possible that solution could render your drive unusable.

So I liked that this product offers a reliable way to quickly set up a partition on a USB stick.

Read the full review by Lucas Mearian

New Microsoft LifeCam Cinema Shoots in 720p HD

Microsoft releases the new LifeCam Cinema Aluminum body webcam that is capable of true 720p HD video capturing at up to 30fps. The LifeCam Cinema features Auto Focus, a high-precision glass element lens, ClearFrame image-processing technology for smooth, detailed video, even in low light conditions, and integrated digital microphone. It's similar in looks to the old Apple iSight and unlike the iSight it does not use FireWire rather it uses USB 2.0. The LifeCam requires a beefy computer to get the best performance: Intel Dual-Core 3.0 GHz or higher, 2 GB of RAM.

Read the details from Microsoft

Techradar.com: How To Run Linux From A USB Drive

"Nothing can beat having a great Linux distro installed on a super-fast hard drive, with all your favourite apps configured just how you like them and all your files at your fingertips.

But this has one major drawback: perfect as your setup is, it's also just one machine, and sooner or later you'll be forced to leave that computer behind and use something else.

Something that might run Windows. Something that might not even have Firefox. Because no one likes being parted from their data for too long, we present a smarter option: store it all on a USB flash drive.

In older days, you were able to store Linux on a CD and use a flash drive just to save changes. After some advancements, you were able to run Linux straight from the flash drive, but it didn't store any changes you made. But the latest generation of Linux distros – namely Ubuntu 8.10 and Fedora 9 – have a memory overlay system that allows you to store your Linux distro and any changes you make to it on a single flash drive. Sure, you'll need at least 1GB to be able to fit the entire distro on there, but it does mean everything you need is all on the one device.

Once you switch your install to a flash drive, it means you can take it pretty much anywhere and get back to work immediately. Whether you're using a server, a desktop or even a tiny little Aspire One or Eee PC, the vast majority of modern computers support booting straight from USB, so you can just plug in your drive and go."

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