![]() ![]() As I type right now, the characters pop up instantly. For starters, it has a Snapdragon 810 octa-core processor and 3GB of RAM. The lag makes it impossible to get any real work done, but at least you can watch The Avengers. You can connect a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, but the phone is jumpy. Recent Android phones like the Nexus 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 can connect to an HD monitor using the new version of Google Chromecast, a tony dongle that weighs only 1.3 ounces. There were large, cumbersome components you had to use to make it all work. That “computer” ran slow and crashed often. ![]() ![]() I tried one at CES 2011 in fact and then tested it several times in my office using a similar setup with a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Motorola tried something very similar to the Lumia 950 XL a few years ago called the Atrix. Many companies are trying to get the thumbdrive computer to be a reality, but they suffer from the same disappointing ailment: They are just small boxes that don’t do anything when you disconnect them. There’s another one that looks promising called the InFocus Kangaroo. In fact, one just arrived today - the Asus Chromebit that plugs into an HDMI port. I’ve seen pocket computers in all shapes and sizes. This is the first time in 15 years I’ve felt a “pocket computer” actually works. ![]()
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