Engel MX1 Android 4.1.1 Stick PC – Engel Computers

This very fun computer is perfect for connecting directly to any HDMI enabled television LCD, LED, Plasma, etc. Please note its highly unique form factor, that looks gorgeous, is a perfect conversation starter, and a great gift.This is also being offered at an outstanding price.  For a comparison, see this similar model.Enjoy watching TV shows and movies from YouTube, Netflix,… Read more →

$199, 4.2” computer is Intel’s first Raspberry Pi competitor | Ars Technica

MinnowBoard uses a 5V/2.5A power supply. Other specs are as follows: Intel Atom E640 CPU (1.0GHz, 32-bit with Hyper-threading and Virtualization Technology) Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 PCI Express SATA2 3Gbps Gigabit Ethernet MicroSD USB UEFI Firmware 1GB DDR2 RAM 8 GPIO pins 2 GPIO-controlled LEDs 4 GPIO switches via $199, 4.2” computer is Intel’s first Raspberry Pi… Read more →

Stress Test 01

Two days in and we were still getting an instability in the network. Note the mismatch in the local and global poppy counts at each station. One colleague suggested data garbage management, another suggested WiFi interference from the other two networks in the space. I decided to fly the router and connect the CPUs via Ethernet to test the latter… Read more →

The MacSpa Tech Video Blog 01 – The Sweat Collaborative

September 16, 2013 For our first video blog post, we were excited to be invited by the Sweat Collaborative, championed by Rafael Fajardo to a preview of their latest project. The Sweat Collaborative has been producing innovative and challenging game-as-art pieces for over 14 years now. Our own Miguel A. Tarango was a key member of the first Sweat Collaborative.… Read more →

2”, $45 cube PC runs Android and Linux on Cortex-A9 ARM chip | Ars Technica

CuBox-i, from the Israeli company SolidRun, comes in four configurations ranging in price from $45 to $120. They all use i.MX6 Cortex-A9 ARM processors with speeds of 1GHz, ranging from one core to four cores. DDR3 memory ranges from 512MB to 2GB. CuBox-i computers can be pre-ordered now with shipments scheduled to begin in late November. via 2”, $45 cube PC… Read more →