The Asus Chromebit installed to a TV | |
| Manufacturer | Asus;Google |
|---|---|
| Introduced | March 31, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-31) |
| Cost | US $85[1] |
| Type | Stick PC |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Connection | Wi-Fi,Bluetooth |
| Ports | HDMI,USB |
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TheChromebit was astick PC runningGoogle'sChromeOS. It was able to be plugged into any display via HDMI to act as apersonal computer. Keyboards and mice were able to be connected overBluetooth orWi-Fi. The device was announced in April 2015 and began shipping November 2015. The Chromebit no longer received updates after November 2020.
A Chromebit uses a display with anHDMI port to control adesktop variant of theChromebook netbook, which runs Google's ChromeOS operating system. ChromeOS primarily supports a single application, a web browser, thereby relying heavily on an Internet connection for software functionality and data storage.[1]
Chromebits have a superficial resemblance to theChromecast, another Google device. But whereas the Chromecast is designed to display multimedia and web content from an Android or ChromeOS device on a television or other large-screen display, the Chromebit is a self-contained personal computer.[2] The device competes against theIntel Compute Stick, which offers similar plug-in functionality using two other operating systems,Windows 8.1 andWindows 10.[3][4]
Internally, the first Chromebit resembles a standard Chromebook laptop.[5] The device features 802.11acWi-Fi andBluetooth 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.[2] The Chromebit has a total RAM capacity of 2gigabytes and 16gigabytes offlash memory.
Google announced the Chromebit on March 31, 2015. Google and Asus began shipping the first model that November.[6][7] The Chromebit no longer received updates after November 2020.[8]
| Announced | Brand | Model | Processor | RAM | Storage | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2015 | Asus | Asus Chromebit CS10 | Rockchip RK3288 | 2 GB | 16 GB | 12 CM |