By Desire Athow
Asus has finally joined the growing ranks of vendors selling Windows-based HDMI dongles with a new model called the VivoStick, otherwise known as the TS-10. Carrying a recommended price of $129 (about £84, or AU$184), it is significantly cheaper than the competition (such as the Intel Compute Stick).
There are two things that differentiate it from the others though – it comes with Windows 10 as the default OS (rather than Windows 8.1) plus it uses an Intel “Cherry Trail” processor rather than the ubiquitous but hopelessly slow Bay Trail one.
Design
Physically, the device is significantly larger than the others we’ve seen but still portable enough to carry in your pocket (don’t forget the power supply unit though). Asus says it was inspired by the fountain pen but the design is actually closer to pen scanners like the IRIScan Pen Executive.
The anthracite model which we were shown had a rubbery finish (the VivoStick will also be available in blue and white) and sports a cap to hide its HDMI connector. At the opposite end of the stick is the power button that lights up when on, and can be used as a male plug for the …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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