FXI Technologies has opened preorders for its “Cotton Candy” system, which occupies about the same space as a USB drive and contains a full-fledged ARM-based computer.
The stick packs a 1.2GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor with a 1GHz quad-core ARM Mali-400 GPU, 1GB of DRAM, and support for up to 64GB of storage with a microSD card slot. Connectivity includes 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, HDMI 3.1 with audio, and USB 2.0 (male). The machine comes preloaded with your choice of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, or Ubuntu.
FXI’s system can handle up to 1080p video along with standard media formats, making it a viable HTPC. Preorders are currently set at $199 and orders will ship in late March.
