A few years ago, Google shocked the laptop market with a $250 Chromebook. Built by Samsung, it was considerably less powerful than the average notebook PC, and like all Chromebooks, it didn’t run any ...

If you've got some spare time, search for the words "Android dongle" on eBay -- your screen will be filled with little, Android-powered HDMI doodads that purport to make your dumb TV smart. But what ...

Asus’ new Chromebit isn’t the first computer-on-an-HDMI-stick, nor is it the fastest or the most flexible. You’re going to be able to do more with a Windows PC, just as a cheap Windows laptop can do ...

Current Google CEO Sundar Pichai once said he wanted to see Chrome and Android in every screen available, a goal that is now looking more real than ever. Android is obviously all over the spectrum, ...

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Google and Asus officially unveiled the Chromebit on Tuesday, an $85 HDMI stick that delivers the full Chrome OS experience to any TV or monitor. Chromebit (Asus Photo) The device, which measures 12 ...

Asus’s Chromebit CS10 is small enough to go just about anywhere. Still, you may wonder why anyone would actually want Chrome OS on a stick—when you could buy a Chromebook for travel, a Chromebox for ...

The Asus Chromebit ($85 as tested) takes the functionality of a chromebox, like our Editors' Choice Asus Chromebox M004U, and shrinks it down to the size of a USB flash drive. It plugs right into a ...

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The unit we tested is Cacao Black, which matches the color of many HDTVs, but you can also buy one in Tangerine Orange. There's only one configuration, so each Chromebit is identical under the skin.