Just in case you thought PCs-in-a-stick were going somewhere, think again. The folks over at Lenovo just threw their hat in the ring w/ their very own version of one. Meet the ideacentre 300 stick: turning your HDMI-enabled monitor into a Windows PC.
It is super small as it is slightly bigger than a USB thumb drive and super thin at only 15mm thick. Inside lies an Intel Atom Baytrail CPU, your choice of up to 2GB of RAM + up to 32GB of storage. You also have support for Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. On the actual stick itself, you have an HDMI & microUSB ports along w/ an SD card reader. It ships running Windows 8.1 and eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10 as well. You a 3-month trial of Office 365,
It will arrive in the US this fall for the lovely price of $129. Nothing like a having a PC in your pocket on the go for your traveling or media hub needs. Be on the lookout for it.
