Engineering:Cotton Candy (single-board computer)

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Cotton Candy
Common manufacturersARM Holdings
Design firmFXI Technologies
IntroducedCotton Candy
November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)[1][2]
Cost~US$199 ERP
TypeSingle-board computer
ProcessorSamsung Exynos 4210
Frequency1.2 GHz
Memory1 GB DRAM
CoprocessorMali-400 MP GPU
VFPv3 (VFP/FPU)
NEON SIMD
Hardware Audio / Video Decoder
Thumb-2 inst. set
Jazelle DBX
Jazelle RCT
TrustZone CESA
PortsHDMI 1.3a
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
USB 2.0 host/device
Micro USB
MicroSD SDXC slot
Weight21 g (0.74 oz)
Dimensions80 mm (3.1 in) (h)
25 mm (0.98 in) (w)
10 mm (0.39 in) (d)

The Cotton Candy is a very small, fanless single-board computer on a stick, putting the full functions of a personal computer on a device the size of a USB memory stick, manufactured by the Norway -based hardware and software for-profit startup company FXI Technologies (also referred to as just "FXI Tech").

Overview

Cotton Candy is a low-power ARM architecture CPU based computer which uses dual-core processors such as the dual-core 1.2 GHz Exynos 4210 (45 nm ARM Cortex-A9 with 1MB L2 cache) system on a chip (SoC) by Samsung, featuring a quad-core 200 MHz ARM Mali-400 MP GPU OpenGL ES 2.0 capable 2D/3D graphics processing unit, an audio and video decoder hardware engine, and TrustZone Cryptographic Engine and Security Accelerator (CESA) co-processor. The platform is said to be able to stream and decode H.264 1080p content, and be able to use desktop-class interfaces such as KDE or GNOME under Linux.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

FXI Technologies claims it will run both Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the latest Ubuntu Desktop Linux operating systems, leveraging Linaro builds and Linux kernel optimizations.[5][6][16]

As of 13 September 2012, FXI started to ship to those that pre-ordered devices. At the time of writing (November 2013), the Cotton Candy is generally available. FXI have also made a Beta android ICS image and Beta Linux image available for download.[17]

On 16 of July 2014, FXI declared bankruptcy.[18][citation needed]

Reception

In January 2012 the Cotton Candy made it to the top-10 finalist at the "Last Gadget Standing" new technology competition at CES 2012.[19][20] Also at CES 2012, LaptopMag.com made Cotton Candy a top-10 finalist for its "Readers’ Choice for Best of CES 2012" award.[21] EFYTimes News Network as well named FXI Technologies Cotton Candy a "Top 10 Gadgets Launched @ CES 2012".[22]

See also

  • Exynos, system-on-a-chip by Samsung used in Cotton Candy

References

  1. ↑ "FXI's Cotton Candy could turn every screen you own into a cloud client". https://www.engadget.com/2011/11/17/fxis-cotton-candy-could-turn-every-screen-you-own-into-a-cloud/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  2. ↑ "FXI Technology Cotton Candy Cstick - PC & Network Downloads - PCWDLD.com". 12 January 2016. http://www.fxitech.com/2011/12/fxi-demonstrates-any-screen-connected-computing/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  3. ↑ [%= data.comment.created_on %] (18 November 2011). "FXI's Cotton Candy: it's a dual-core Android PC on a USB stick (hands-on pictures)". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2011/11/17/2570060/fxis-cotton-candy-usb. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  4. ↑ Wong, George (2011-11-18). "FXI Cotton Candy is Android on a USB stick". http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/11/fxi-cotton-candy/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "FXI's Cotton Candy gets a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich and Ubuntu, we go hands-on". 2012-01-10. https://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/fxis-cotton-candy-gets-a-taste-of-ubuntu-we-go-hands-on/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "FXI Demos Two New Flavors of Cotton Candy Any Screen Connected USB Device - Ubuntu and Android 4.0 - MarketWatch". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120114105506/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fxi-demos-two-new-flavors-of-cotton-candy-any-screen-connected-usb-device-ubuntu-and-android-40-2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  7. ↑ "FXI Cotton Candy Demo: More Power than You Can Shake a (Thumb) Stick at". http://www.anandtech.com/show/5353/fxi-cotton-candy-demo-more-power-than-you-can-shake-a-thumb-stick-at. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  8. ↑ "Cotton Candy: Funny Name, Dual-core Android on a USB Stick". http://www.anandtech.com/show/5126/cotton-candy-funny-name-dualcore-android-on-a-usb-stick. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  9. ↑ "USB stick packs ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, runs Android or Ubuntu - News - Linux for Devices". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. https://archive.today/20120905220012/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/FXI-Technologies-Cotton-Candy/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  10. ↑ "FXI Introduces Cotton Candy – Dual-core Android Device Inside a USB Stick". 2011-11-18. http://phandroid.com/2011/11/18/fxi-introduces-cotton-candy-dual-core-android-device-inside-a-usb-stick/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  11. ↑ Lee, Kevin (2011-11-18). "Meet Cotton Candy, the Dual-Core Android USB Device". PCWorld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/244278/meet_cotton_candy_the_dualcore_android_usb_device.html. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  12. ↑ Julian Horsey (2011-11-18). "FXI Cotton Candy USB Stick Transforms Any Screen In To An Android System". http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/fxi-cotton-candy-usb-stick-transforms-any-screen-in-to-an-android-system-18-11-2011/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  13. ↑ "FXI's Cotton Candy- USB Device with Difference". 2011-11-21. http://www.newgadget.org/cool-gadgets/fxi%E2%80%99s-cotton-candy-usb-device-with-difference/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  14. ↑ "Samsung readies dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 SoC with GPS - News - Linux for Devices". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. https://archive.today/20120904083308/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Samsung-Exynos-4210/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  15. ↑ Udalov, Alexander. "FXI Demos Ubuntu and Android 4.0 on its Cotton Candy USB Device - Mobile Magazine". http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/01/11/fxi-demos-ubuntu-and-android-4-0-on-its-cotton-candy-usb-device/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  16. ↑ Schulman, Jacob (2012-01-10). "FXI Technologies' Cotton Candy: Android 4.0 and Ubuntu on the world's smallest PC (hands-on)". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/10/2698102/fxi-technologies-cotton-candy-android-4-ubuntu. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  17. ↑ "CandyStorage". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922223459/http://download.cstick.com/. Retrieved 2012-09-19. 
  18. ↑ "Announcements - The Brřnnřysund Register Centre". https://w2.brreg.no/kunngjoring/hent_en.jsp?kid=20140000294867&sokeverdi=989350811&spraak=en. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  19. ↑ Miller, Michael J. (2012-01-04). "The Last Gadget Standing at CES 2012". http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/ces/292316-the-last-gadget-standing-at-ces-2012. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  20. ↑ Raskin, Robin (2011-12-09). "10 Finalists". Last Gadget Standing. http://lastgadgetstanding.com/2011/12/09/featured/. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  21. ↑ "Tech Events - CES, CTIA, Computex, Mobile World Congress, and More". http://blog.laptopmag.com/readers-choice-for-best-of-ces-2012-voting-open-until-112-at-noon-est. Retrieved 2016-07-16. 
  22. ↑ "Top 10 Gadgets Launched @ CES 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115024737/http://news.efytimes.com/e1/Top%20%20Gadgets%20Launched%20%20CES/76816. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 

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