ChromeBit

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ChromeBit

An Asus Chromebit plugged into a TV.

The Chromebit is a stick PC running Google's Chrome OS operating system. When placed in the HDMI port of a television or a monitor, this device turns that display into a personal computer, the keyboard and mouse can be connected over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The device was announced in April 2015 and began shipping that November.

Functionality

A Chromebit turns a display with an HDMI port into a desktop variant of the Chromebook laptop, which runs Google's Chrome OS operating system.

Chromebits have a superficial resemblance to the Chromecast, another Google device. But whereas the Chromecast is designed to display video and still images on a television or other large-screen display, the Chromebit is a self-contained personal computer. The device competes against the Intel Compute Stick, which offers similar plug-in functionality using two other operating systems, Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu.

Technology

Internally, the first Chromebit resembles a standard Chromebook laptop. The device features 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0, as well as a USB 2.0 port at one end. The other end swivels, enabling it to fit into a variety of HDMI slots.

Availability and models

Google announced the Chromebit on March 31, 2015. Google and Asus began shipping the first model that November. The Chromebit no longer received updates after November 2020.

Announced Brand Model Processor RAM Storage Size

March 2015 Asus Asus Chromebit CS10 Rockchip RK3288 2 GB 16 GB

Alternatives

Any device that can natively run an operating system can normally connect it to a monitor in this fashion (note: a TV is considered a monitor) some other similar devices include:

Intel ComputeStick - A similar portable computer by Intel that has similar specs, and can run various Linux distributions.

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