Jide tries again, Remix Mini does Android PC

[solo]

@ solo -- haha, um. Intel is discontinuing the SoC Atom chips -- including the one they're trying to use there. I've heard this now from several people I trust.

I hope, for their sake, that Ockel has a 'plan b'... otherwise they're just contributing to the already-immense pile of Kickstarter failures... not to mention that it basically forces perpetual vaporware status on their product.

I would like to tell them this, it's just that they all look so nice and chipper and downright positive in their team presentation shots on Kickstarter, that I just don't have the nerve.

[starhawk]

Well, most Kickstarters don't go very well, even the ones that get their money...

...so they're sort of destined for trouble of one sort or another anyways...

...so, since it's kind of inevitable that they'll get a few stormclouds in front of their sunniness... might as well

[Sage]

You'd think folks would know better than to dabble with the Wintel cartel, but, no, there's a whole nation over there worshipping at their shine...

[drongo]

Has anyone else noticed this? I switched my Mini on for the first time in months and the upgraded OS has lost Google Apps.

There are workarounds (which I haven't tried yet) but this does rather take the shine off a nice little gadget.

I hadn't used it for a while as I needed access to an HDMI monitor and the rest of the household were reluctant to relinquish the telly.

Fixed that problem by buying a flatscreen TV with an HDMI input at a charity shop/warehouse. Plugged in the Mini and half an hour later it's all gone pear-shaped!

What fun.

[James C]

Has anyone else noticed this? I switched my Mini on for the first time in months and the upgraded OS has lost Google Apps.

There are workarounds (which I haven't tried yet) but this does rather take the shine off a nice little gadget.

I hadn't used it for a while as I needed access to an HDMI monitor and the rest of the household were reluctant to relinquish the telly.

Fixed that problem by buying a flatscreen TV with an HDMI input at a charity shop/warehouse. Plugged in the Mini and half an hour later it's all gone pear-shaped!

What fun.

Happened a few months ago, luckily the workaround is really easy.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/remix-mini ... ay-access/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/r ... e-t3432029

[don570]

Here's a good explanation of EOMA-68

http://rhombus-tech.net/
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[starhawk]

'ey Don, that's Luke's (Puppy handle 'lkcl') own website -- Luke being the guy who started this whole thing and is the primary developer.

Unbelievable though it may sound, he's been working on the EOMA-68 standard for ten freaking years...

[smokey01]

The EOMA68 concept is great but they are a little under powered for my liking.

you don't - you *can't* have an EOMA68, you can't *have* a concept, it's not a physical item that you can hold in your hand. EOMA68 is a standard.

you *may* be referring to the pass-through card which turns e.g. the Laptop Housing into a NexDock (see update https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micr ... rough-card )

I was.

I do like the idea but it needs some grunt. If you can make a plug in device with ample grunt you sure will have a winner. You are either going to p@#s off a lot of manufacturers or revolutionise the market. I hope you are successful.

[Elena]

I quite like the positive arguments speaking for the EOMA68 Computing Device. For my personal less-demanding needs (ViM programming, interactive fiction), the first version should be already fast enough.

So I decided to get one (actually, convinced a friend to back one plus wooden case for me). Hopefully Puppylinux and this cute computer can team up together in 2017....

[starhawk]

...possibly sooner, if you can convince the Puppy dev known as 'jamesbond' to support it... I've not had luck, as far as I can tell.

[don570]

Azpen is introducing the Hybrx, the first Android-based laptop that is powered by Remix OS 2.0 and the Allwinner A64 Cortex A53 64-bit Quad Core Processor running Android Lollipop 5.1 OS. This ultra slim laptop has an 11.6 inch screen with 1366 x 768 HD LCD Display. It will be available with 1GB RAM DDR + 16GB Flash and 2GB RAM DDR + 32GB Flash.

HYBRX-Kickstarter-Banner
The 64-bit processor provides improvements in power efficiency as well as performance over most 32-bit Android applications in the market today. It’s great for running multiple programs and files at the same time without slowing down the laptop. It uses the latest Allwinner Smart Color 2.0 Display technology for a more vivid experience and supports H.265/H.264 4K video decoding with 4K HDMI Output and enhanced data

Azpen has a cheap laptop ready using remix OS.
Allwinner is obviously supporting this firm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky8OFelXaPE

https://www.azpenpc.com/hybrx/
http://hybrxpc.com/about-hybrx/
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[Elena]

It's the final hours of the backing campaign for the EOMA68 computer device. Nice to see this come true, providing an alternative to the Raspberry.

@starhawk, I will try to talk jamesbond into supporting this little computer