Tue, 15/05/2012 - 08:46 | 
ubuntuvibes.com
FXI's Cotton Candy, A $200 USB stick size PC running Ubuntu and Android 4.0 will start shipping at the end of this month to anyone who has pre-ordered the device in back in February.
These devices were supposed to ship in March but a number of new changes had delayed the manufacturing process. New features include a more durable casing, a micro USB port and improved Android 4.0 support.
Unfortunately, FXI will not be taking new pre-orders until further announced as they have already received a large no of pre-orders than expected.
Tags: Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:14 | ubuntuvibes.com
Cotton Candy, the $200 USB thumb drive size Linux PC by FXI Tech is now available for pre-order.
Cotton Candy can run both Ubuntu and Android 0.4 ICS out of the box.
From Press Release:
Specifications include an ARM® Cortex™-A9 (1GHz) CPU from Samsung, an ARM Mali™-400 MP (Quad-core, 1.2GHz) GPU, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, HDMI output and the Android operating system. It decodes MPEG-4, H.264 and other video formats and display HD graphics on any HDMI equipped screen. Operating systems supported to date include Android Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich as well as Ubuntu. On-screen content can be controlled a wide variety of ways – wirelessly using smartphones with an app, Bluetooth peripherals like mice and RF remote controls; or by leveraging a notebook's integrated keyboard and touchpad.
Wed, 29/02/2012 - 13:07 | webupd8.org
Cotton Candy, a computer that looks like an USB thumb drive which runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or Ubuntu for ARM is now available for pre-order at a price of $199 plus tax and shipping (the delivery is expected in March). It's a lot more expensive than Raspberry Pi, but it also has better hardware as well as Wifi and Bluetooth:
- Dual Core ARM Cortex A9@1.2GHz CPU
- Quad Core ARM Mali-400MP Graphics Processing Unit
- 1GB DRAM
- Up to 64GB memory local storage (microSD)
- 480p/720p/1080p decode of MPEG4-SP/H.263/H.264 AVC/MPEG-2/VC1
- USB 2.0 male connector for power and connection to devices that supports USB mass storage
- MicroUSB
- HDMI 1.3 Connector with audio
- Wifi 802.11b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Tue, 10/01/2012 - 08:22 | ubuntuvibes.com
Few months back, FXI revealed its USB stick size mini computer - Cotton Candy. The ARM device created lots of buzz then and the makers said that it can run Ubuntu.
They are true to their words and have now ported both Ubuntu 11.04 and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Laptop Magazine had an exclusive look at the device at CES 2012.
