Last week, I wrote an article about the awesome Raspberry Pi microcomputer. I had actually been working on this article when someone turned me on to the Raspberry Pi, so I took a detour to talk about it first.
With the Raspberry Pi out of the way, I’d like to tell you about the Cotton Candy. It is both similar to and different than the Raspberry Pi. You have less control over what you are capable of doing with this product versus the Raspberry Pi, but you don’t need to be a hacker/programmer/engineer to be able to use it either.
It is basically a ready-to-use workstation box. If you have been looking for a computer that fits in your pocket (so long as there is at least a screen, keyboard and mouse wherever you will be working), look no further than the Cotton Candy.
The Cotton Candy is a codenamed project created by a Norwegian Company that basically puts an Android Smart phone into a USB memory stick with onboard Bluetooth. Plug this little bugger into a television or monitor, hook it up to USB power and with Bluetooth as your ally, you can surf the web or run Android applications from a little device the size of a pack of gum.
Additionally, you can plug this device into the USB port of any computer, boot from it, and ultimately, use the hardware of the machine it’s plugged into (which affords you extra performance when you need it).
It has the same hardware as the Samsung Galaxy S III and can output to 1080P high definition video. Plug it into your living room television and check email, surf the web, and play games all from the comfort of your couch. You also have the ability to connect to it from your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone rather than use a bulky keyboard and mouse.
Technology is getting smaller and smaller these days, and as it progresses more and more, I begin to wonder what the next breakthrough will be. With the pocket computer being the center of attention what is the next version? What will be the next big thing?