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| Manufacturer | Asus; Google |
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| Introduced | March 31, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-31) |
| Cost | US $85 |
| Type | Stick PC |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Connection | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Ports | HDMI, USB |
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The Chromebit is a stick PC running Google's ChromeOS. It is able to be plugged into any display via HDMI to act as a personal computer. Keyboards and mice are able to be connected over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The device was announced in April 2015 and began shipping November 2015.
Functionality
A Chromebit uses a display with an HDMI port to control a desktop variant of the Chromebook netbook, which runs Google's ChromeOS operating system. ChromeOS primarily supports a single application, a web browser, thereby relying heavily on an Internet connection for software functionality and data storage.
Chromebits have a superficial resemblance to the Chromecast, another Google device. But whereas the Chromecast is designed to display multimedia and web content from an Android or ChromeOS device on a television or other large-screen display, the Chromebit is a self-contained personal computer. The device competes against the Intel Compute Stick, which offers similar plug-in functionality using two other operating systems, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Technology
Internally, the first Chromebit resembles a standard Chromebook laptop. The device features 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0, as well as a USB 2.0 port at one end. The other end swivels, enabling it to fit into a variety of HDMI slots. The Chromebit has a total RAM capacity of 2 gigabytes and 16 gigabytes of flash memory.
Availability and models
Google announced the Chromebit on March 31, 2015. Google and Asus began shipping the first model that November. The Chromebit no longer received updates after November 2020.
| Announced | Brand | Model | Processor | RAM | Storage | Size |
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| March 2015 | Asus | Asus Chromebit CS10 | Rockchip RK3288 | 2 GB | 16 GB | 12 CM |
References
- ^ "Chrome OS is here to stay". 2 November 2015.
- ^ Hollister, Sean (March 31, 2015). "Google's Chromebit Turns Any TV Into a Chrome PC for $85". Gizmodo.
- Kessler, Derek (31 March 2015). "Google Chromebit packs an entire Chrome OS computer into an HDMI stick". androidcentral (published March 31, 2015). Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- "Intel® Compute Stick". Intel. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- Bell, Karissa (March 31, 2015). "Google debuts the Chromebit, a Chromebook dongle for under $100". Mashable.
- "More Chromebooks, for everyone". Google Chrome Blog. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- "This $85 Device Turns Any Screen into a Computer". U.S. News & World Report. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- "Auto Update policy - Google Chrome Enterprise Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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