Cotton Candy (single-board computer) explained

Cotton Candy
Manuf1:ARM Holdings
Designfirm:FXI Technologies
Introduced:Cotton Candy
[1] [2]
Cost:~US$199 ERP
Type:Single-board computer
Processor:Samsung Exynos 4210
Frequency:1.2 GHz
Memory:1 GB DRAM
Coprocessor:Mali-400 MP GPU
VFPv3 (VFP/FPU)
NEON SIMD
Hardware Audio / Video Decoder
Thumb-2 inst. set
Jazelle DBX
Jazelle RCT
TrustZone CESA
Ports:HDMI 1.3a
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
USB 2.0 host/device
Micro USB
MicroSD SDXC slot
Weight:21g
Dimensions:80mm (h)
25mm (w)
10mm (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 Norwegian-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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FXI's Cotton Candy could turn every screen you own into a cloud client . Engadget.com . 2016-07-16.
  2. Web site: FXI Technology Cotton Candy Cstick - PC & Network Downloads - PCWDLD.com . Fxitech.com . 12 January 2016. 2016-07-16.
  3. Web site: [%= data.comment.created_on %] . FXI's Cotton Candy: it's a dual-core Android PC on a USB stick (hands-on pictures) . The Verge . 18 November 2011. 2016-07-16.
  4. Web site: Wong . George . FXI Cotton Candy is Android on a USB stick . Ubergizmo.com . 2011-11-18 . 2016-07-16.
  5. Web site: FXI's Cotton Candy gets a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich and Ubuntu, we go hands-on . Engadget.com . 2012-01-10 . 2016-07-16.
  6. Web site: FXI Demos Two New Flavors of Cotton Candy Any Screen Connected USB Device - Ubuntu and Android 4.0 - MarketWatch . 2012-01-11 . dead . 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 . 2012-01-14 .
  7. Web site: FXI Cotton Candy Demo: More Power than You Can Shake a (Thumb) Stick at . Anandtech.com . 2016-07-16.
  8. Web site: Cotton Candy: Funny Name, Dual-core Android on a USB Stick . Anandtech.com . 2016-07-16.
  9. Web site: USB stick packs ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, runs Android or Ubuntu - News - Linux for Devices . Archive.is . 2016-07-16 . bot: unknown . https://archive.today/20120905220012/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/FXI-Technologies-Cotton-Candy/ . 2012-09-05 .
  10. Web site: FXI Introduces Cotton Candy – Dual-core Android Device Inside a USB Stick . Phandroid.com . 2011-11-18 . 2016-07-16.
  11. Web site: Lee . Kevin . Meet Cotton Candy, the Dual-Core Android USB Device . PCWorld . 2011-11-18 . 2016-07-16 . 2012-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120820032906/http://www.pcworld.com/article/244278/meet_cotton_candy_the_dualcore_android_usb_device.html . dead .
  12. Web site: Julian Horsey . FXI Cotton Candy USB Stick Transforms Any Screen In To An Android System . Geeky-gadgets.com . 2011-11-18 . 2016-07-16.
  13. Web site: FXI's Cotton Candy- USB Device with Difference . Newgadget.org . 2011-11-21 . 2016-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106041440/http://www.newgadget.org/cool-gadgets/fxi%E2%80%99s-cotton-candy-usb-device-with-difference/ . 2014-01-06 . dead .
  14. Web site: Samsung readies dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 SoC with GPS - News - Linux for Devices . Archive.is . 2016-07-16 . bot: unknown . https://archive.today/20120904083308/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Samsung-Exynos-4210/ . 2012-09-04 .
  15. Web site: Udalov . Alexander . FXI Demos Ubuntu and Android 4.0 on its Cotton Candy USB Device - Mobile Magazine . Mobilemag.com . 2016-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034502/http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/01/11/fxi-demos-ubuntu-and-android-4-0-on-its-cotton-candy-usb-device/ . 2014-01-06 . dead .
  16. Web site: Schulman . Jacob . FXI Technologies' Cotton Candy: Android 4.0 and Ubuntu on the world's smallest PC (hands-on) . The Verge . 2012-01-10 . 2016-07-16.
  17. Web site: CandyStorage . 2012-09-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922223459/http://download.cstick.com/ . 2012-09-22 .
  18. Web site: Announcements - The Brřnnřysund Register Centre . W2.brreg.no . 2016-07-16.
  19. Web site: Miller . Michael J. . The Last Gadget Standing at CES 2012 . Forwardthinking.pcmag.com . 2012-01-04 . 2016-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106041743/http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/ces/292316-the-last-gadget-standing-at-ces-2012 . 2014-01-06 . dead .
  20. Web site: Raskin . Robin . 10 Finalists . Last Gadget Standing . 2011-12-09 . 2016-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031922/http://lastgadgetstanding.com/2011/12/09/featured/ . 2014-01-06 . dead .
  21. Web site: Tech Events - CES, CTIA, Computex, Mobile World Congress, and More . Blog.laptopmag.com . 2016-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031815/http://blog.laptopmag.com/readers-choice-for-best-of-ces-2012-voting-open-until-112-at-noon-est . 2014-01-06 . dead .
  22. Web site: Top 10 Gadgets Launched @ CES 2012 . 2012-01-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120115024737/http://news.efytimes.com/e1/Top%20%20Gadgets%20Launched%20%20CES/76816 . 2012-01-15 .

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