Miniature computer will go on sale in July 2013, will cost only $ 99. It was developed with funds collected through the Kickstarter project. MiiPC is based on Android. On view as a handheld game console. Representatives from ZeroDesktop Inc. commented that it will be quite powerful and will allow parents to monitor children's online activities.
Experts have already managed to baptize his next reincarnation Ouya. Only now is the same, in principle, the idea was not implemented as a gaming console, but as Mini PC. It aims to use in family and allows parents to quickly and easily perform all your customizations so that in the future know about the actions of the child. Subscribers will be able to obtain a Kickstarter Mini PC in August, and the rest will have to wait until July.
Using a custom application, the father and mother are in real time, right from your spots, watch how much time their child spends on those or other sites. On their smartphones (support iOS and Android-platform) will receive reports about what the child and whether he forgot to do the homework. If a parent doesn't like something, he will be able to instantly block access to a specific site or application, and specify a valid time of their operation (within 24 hours).
At MiiPC you can register multiple profiles: child and parent. The full root-rights will be only the second owner of the account. PC running Android JB 4.2. It comes with a dual-core CPU gigagercevym 1.2-New Armada from Marvell, 1 Gb of RAM and 4 GB of ROM (can be extended with SD card). There are two USB 2.0 ports for keyboard and mouse, headphone/speaker out, HDMI, Ethernet (10/100 MB), as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Owners can apply business card holder and connected to MiiPC various periphery – MFP, gaming joysticks, etc.
Following the games console at " kikstarte " Ouya launched a project to raise funds for the family computer MiiPC based on the Android OS. Both these projects – and MiiPC Ouya are very similar. Like the overall design, chosen one OS, prices are close to each other, the release date.
In terms of hardware, we have brought the usual characteristics on device dvuhâdernom Marvell 1.2 GHz processor New Armada, with a size equal to 1 Gb of RAM and 4 GB of Flash memory (SD connection expands Memory Stick slot). The device is optimized for the use of a mouse and keyboard connected via two built-in USB 2.0 connector. Declared support for the built-in WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth, a connector for connecting to a 10/100 MB Ethernet network, HDMI (1080 p/720 p) output, output to the speakers and headphones. With the use of additional USB-splitters might use a supported operating system and drivers, USB peripherals, such as printers, scanners, joysticks, etc.
The computer will operate on a modified Android OS 4.2 Jelly Bean. After the closure of the " preorders " computer will free sale on the estimated price of around $ 100, By comparing other nintendo , this seems deŝevo!
According to developers at this point harvested a few prototypes of the device, the program provides parental control on the side of the phone and the corresponding program part it on the side of the computer almost dopisany.
Sales of computer for subscribers with " kikstartera " expected since July, but the bulk of the subscribers will receive it in August.