Intel Launches Compute Stick

Intel introduces compute stick for television to work as computers in a highly competitive market.

The American high-tech chip manufacturer, Intel Corporation, has decided to launch its newly pioneered ‘compute stick’ in the market. Intel news reported that the firm is about to introduce an Intel Compute Stick, which has been designed to add to the capacity of digital devices. It is expected that this product would turn every High Definition (HD) multimedia interface port-featuring device into a fully functional windows computer. In this manner, the users of television would be able to benefit from the functions of computer. It would be sold to customers at a price of $150.

Intel news today further affirms the features of the innovation. It is a small computer, which has an HDMI connector on its end. Other features of the product include a Random Access Memory of 2 gigabytes, storage capacity of 32 gigabytes, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Universal serial bus 3.0, and a Micro Universal Serial Bus port. The two USBs would play their role in plugging a number of hardware devices, including mouse and keyboard to the stick. The users of this device would be required to connect this device to the HDMI port of their television or monitor. The successful connection of the devices would equip the device with computer-like features and functions.

The chip manufacturer is not the first company who has introduced this invention, as a number of such devices with ARM processors and Android systems are already available in the market. Google has also played its role in transforming television into computers as it launched a Chrome bit computer. This computer has been designed to turn one’s screen into a Chrome OS computer for $100. A number of Chinese device manufacturers have also launched some compute sticks in the market, which employ Intel Atom processors and Windows 8.1 software.

The employment of Intel’s processors is sufficient to explain that corporate giant has the potential to develop advance products. It is anticipated that the cost of the designed stick would be much higher than the costs of other sticks. Latest Intel news stated that a quad core Bay Trail Atom processor would charge this gadget. The endeavors mark the future prospects of the company, which are critically acclaimed and appreciated by the market analysts and experts.

The presence of the Chinese businesses and other competitors in the market suggests the entrance of this product in a very competitive market. Now it is yet to be seen that to what extent does the pioneered item is able to facilitate its users and threaten its competitors in the tech world.