Last year, Intel fulfilled futurists' desires with the 2015 Intel Compute Stick($195.28 at Amazon). While not a powerhouse, the pocket-size, Windows-outfitted Pc enables you to turn a monitor Flixy Stick official or an HDTV into a big-display, all-in-one desktop in seconds. The newest iteration, the Intel Compute Flixy TV Stick STK1AW32SC ($159), is an replace in a new wrapper, with an Intel Atom x5-Z8300 (Cherry Trail) processor replacing the outdated Intel Atom Z3735F (Bay Trail) CPU. This Windows 10 Pc nonetheless looks like a jumbo USB stick, albeit with an HDMI plug, however there are a pair of recent options that enhance its connectivity. Ultimately, the brand new Compute Flixy TV Stick($195.28 at Amazon) is extra evolutionary than the radical improve it needs to tell apart itself from up-and-coming opponents like the Asus Chromebit($199.Ninety seven at Amazon). The Compute Stick is constructed right into a matte-black casing that appears like a big pack of chewing gum, and it measures 0.47 by 1.5 by 4.5 inches (HWD).

That's a bit longer than final year's model (0.5 by 1.5 by 4 inches), and a bit more compact than the Asus Chromebit (0.67 by 1.2 by 4.8 inches). Other small-kind-factor desktop PCs, just like the HP Pavilion mini( at Amazon), the Zotac Zbox CI320 nano Plus Windows 8.1 With Bing, and the Zotac Zbox Pico PI320($249.99 at Office Depot&reg