Start-up develops low-cost, low-power Android PC(2)

Start-up develops low-cost, low-power Android PC

Thanks to the Remix OS, users have access to the entire Android app ecosystem (over 1.5 million apps) while taking full advantage of intuitive PC features such as a start menu, a taskbar, multiple window multi-tasking, mouse and keyboard support. For ease of use, a capacitive touch power button on top of the Remix Mini will boot everything in working condition within seconds like on a tablet but extended with your traditional PC peripherals (any large screen you please among other things).

So, Jide Technology claims to offer a PC-like experience at a very low cost and open to all Android apps, but couldn't this have been done more cheaply by simply using an HDMI interface and some sort of hypervisor app on a smartphone to bring on-board that PC-feel? We asked the company.

"The purpose of Remix OS and Remix-based products is to do more than bring a PC-feel to smartphones. The idea is that there are certain functionalities and features that are better fit for larger screen devices. As such, Remix OS incorporates such features into a mobile operating system," said Jeff Zhao, international marketing manager at Jide Technology.

- Julien Happich
??EE Times Europe