Know about thumb-size PC "Project Ophelia"

What is Project Ophelia?

 “Project Ophelia” is thumb-size PC, newly introduced by Dell. It is alternative to PCs and looks much like a USB stick. It can turn any screen or display with an HDMI port into a PC, gaming machine, or streaming media player. This thumb PC runs on the Android OS and once it is plugged into an HDMI port, users can run applications, play games, watch streaming movies or access files stored in the cloud.

What can you do with Ophelia?

 Project Ophelia can turn any compatible display into a virtual PC.  It can be plugged into any HDMI port, transforming the screen into a gaming device or a computer. It runs on Android OS and allows the user to access information on the cloud in order to stream media, play games, or access files. So anyone can easily run applications, play games, watch streaming movies or access files stored in the cloud by using this thumb-PC.

Features of Project Ophelia

Project Ophelia a relatively inexpensive way to create a computer anywhere the stick can connect to a network via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Feature of its;

1.       Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless connectivity options

2.       Able to plugs into the HDMI port of any HDTV or monitor, turning it into a makeshift Android-based PC

3.       Stick-sized PC is a SoC with two Cortex-A9 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz

4.       8 GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for adding more

5.       Android 4.1.2 "Jelly Bean

6.       Running on 19-inch and 55-inch screens

7.       Lightweight PC

8.       Able to run Android games or stream movies from Hulu or Netflix

9.       Capable to even download apps, movies and TV shows from the Google Play store

10.   Ability to access files stored in the cloud

How much it cost?

Priced at about $100, Dell hopes Ophelia will be an inexpensive alternative to PCs, whose shipments are falling with the growing adoption of tablets and SmartPhones.