Dell distributes testing device Ophelia
Dell on Monday began shipping its experimental devices Ophelia select group of beta testers. Ophelia systems are one of the steps of the manufacturer to reduce the dependence of the incident Dell PC market. As they say in the most Dell, Ophelia - this type of solution PC-on-a-Stick or "PC on a flash drive." Essentially the same PC, but a slightly different angle. few words about the device Ophelia (By the way, this is a working title and release version may change): device is increased in size USB-stick, which is placed in addition to a simple NAND More memory and a processor Rockchip RK3066, 1 GB of RAM, as well as modules for Bluetooth and WiFi.
Device also has a memory card slot that allows you to place additional microSD card if necessary. Works Ophelia based on Android, and first shown in February at the Mobile World Congress version of the system has been working on Android 4.1, while the current version is already switched to Android 4.2. It is obvious that if the device becomes available to the market in September and October, the work it had already be on Android 4.3. expected that the retail unit will be slightly cheaper than $ 100.
You can either put it in the port USB (c to supply power to the device), or HDMI port or MHL, the latter two do not provide a supply of electricity, so the user will need to provide the power. Initially, the device is oriented thin client business, declared here Compatible with Dell Wyse PocketCloud, making it possible to use a virtual desktop. On the other hand, the device in any way does not support Microsoft Office, so the feasibility of its application in the real business is not clear. However, you can use either the Office 365 via a browser or Google Docs, again through the browser. Also, Ophelia can not work with the traditional Windows-based applications.
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