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8_1_Van
Explorer
Apr 01, 2015

Turn Any HDMI TV Into a Chrome PC for Under $100

Google just introduced a whole new kind of Chrome OS computer—a dongle that plugs into any HDMI-equipped display. It’s called a Chromebit, and it isn’t your run-of-the-mill streaming stick. For under...
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GordonThree
Explorer
Apr 01, 2015
This is a real device, demo'd at tradeshows and everything. As other posters pointed out, Google's on the MEE-TOO band wagon for pluggable computers.

Fizz's solution is the best if you have the tech know-how. A "Pi" is cheap, with a case, wifi and a logitech wireless keyboard + touchpad it costs under $50, plus it runs real linux - if you dont like how something works, you can change it.

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