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$99 HDMI stick turns displays into virtual desktops

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Devon IT unveiled an HDMI stick that can turn any HDMI-compatible monitor or display into an interactive virtual desktop. “Ceptor” is somewhat larger than a typical USB memory stick, runs Devon IT’s Linux-based ZeTOS “zero client” operating system on a 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 SOC (system-on-chip), and sells for $99. “Unlike PC Sticks, Ceptor is [...]

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Comments (3)

Jeff91 ·
Appears to simply be a rebranded GK802. Which is fine - the hardware is decent and the iMX6 boards generally have fairly good Linux support. I really need to find time to sit down and play with the one I have.

~Jeff
tmx ·
While I won't go as far as installng a linux distro on my MK808 stick, it serve very well as an HTPC for the family running latest version of Android.

For $99 I rather wait till the Ouya is officially released end on June, which I intend to get as well to replace the MK808 since its more durable and presentable.
JaseP ·
I have an Ouya (I was a Kickstarter backer),... I've had it for about 2.5 weeks... doesn't do anything significant yet,... not enough hackers putting out code for it... It'll be nice,... eventually,... Eventually.

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