Dell Ophelia: a USB flash drive, which acts as a mini Android

By Jason champagne 29 July 2013

When we talk about Android, we immediately think smartphones, tablets, to start the Google OS. However, there are already some of the computers of the same systemas this PC Acer Android we have featured a few months ago.

This time the brand Dell is Ophelia, a simple USB stick from the outset with a genuine Mini-PC in the Android system. See not a competitor to the HDMI Chromecast dongle at its Conference, but a handheld computer from Google announced to carry everywhere.

Dell provides a SFF PC Ophelia, in the form of key USB Android

Ophelia is the best way, not much larger than a USB mini calculator with Android. It should start the Android 4.1 version and connects directly to your TV (or PC) with HDMI input to make it a proper computer.

Such as our Smartphones or our shelves, this key allows you to easily have an Internet connection Wi-Fi, access to the Google game store to download games and applications, desktop services and data online Dell.

The company has about the fact that his project could be an alternative for computer companies as:

Many companies are faced with if or not to the switch you want to buy 8 and all the necessary equipment to Windows

This Ophelia was tested screens of 19 inches to 55 inches. The product may be proposed in the future with Windows or iOS, but these are only contingencies, without confirmation at the moment.

Dell prepares, Ophelia between August and October, for less than $ 100 to start , and we trust delivery of the product at the international. This Mini-PCs features more talking if we need to share information with you.

Before you leave us, we present you a short video illustrating the Ophelia project:

What do you say of the project of Ophelia, which is expected to be launched in the coming months? Is it interesting to bring its Android system on a simple USB stick?

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Google Glass: 570 mAh battery, but for which autonomy?

By Gabriel Manceau 12 June 2013

The battery of the glass of Google is not necessarily the first topic that we go on speaking of Google goggles, but developers still treated dissect the question into the unit and revealed a capacity of 570 mAh for the version of Explorer in his possession. Key to the success or failure are the autonomy of such a product.

Developer, who with the hands the product pray not for back in every way. It must be said that the process for a copy long enough is, and that you send $1,500, in addition to spending even in places by Google, determined and 45 minutes in the presence of an employee of the company, will give you instructions on the proper use of glasses to spend. The Google glass battery was extracted after a usually peeling and reveals a capacity of 570 mAh.

The Google glass battery: autonomy to correct?

The autopsy of the product displays the entrails of the animal and therefore Google glass lithium battery during good behavior. The first returns of the users speak of an Autonymie one day she managed to have a classic glasses keep. This suggests that intensive use in the morning until the evening not withstanding is. If it is found to a problem on the autonomy of our smartphones, mountain view glasses the company to replace does not, at least not immediately...

Hope so, use in the course of the day without reloading them lunch. Who expected that perhaps disappointed several days in a row to be wear them, but keep in mind that this "Explorer Edition" is not the final version and is verified through the commercialization of the public, certain technical features. The images in the source.

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Which Android smartphones can get Facebook Home?

Facebook Home is now available in Google Play, but not for every Android device. Facebook says it'll be adding more in the near future. (And if you don't mind a little hackery, you should be able to get it onto your phone easily enough.)

Here is the list of phones that are officially able to run Facebook Home. We'll update it for the first several months as Facebook adds more devices. (Facebook Home currently is only officially available in the United States.)

Android phones that are supported by Facebook Home:

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