[2015-11-1] CCE - Intel Compute Stick and Bitcoin

[lyth0s]

Intel just recently announced that they intend to issue a computer-on-a-stick called the Compute Stick...The Windows 8.1 version of this comes with 1.33GHz Intel Atom processor, 32GB of storage, 2GB of RAM, support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, HDMI output and a microSD port and will retail for $149....Basically, it's cheap and portable computer and it can easily hold a Bitcoin wallet or even run a full Bitcoin node....One look at it and ordinary Bitcoin users might immediately think of using it for cold storage or as a cheap way to run a full Bitcoin node to support the network. The Compute Stick could alternatively be used to create paper wallets.

http://cryptocoineconomics.com/content/intel-compute-stick-and-bitcoin



The linux version will only be $89 and could serve as a great way to increase the number of full bitcoin nodes running. They don't have a lot of internal space, but it would be easy to expand with either USB storage or adding a micoSD card to it.

[seriouscoin]

Intel just recently announced that they intend to issue a computer-on-a-stick called the Compute Stick...The Windows 8.1 version of this comes with 1.33GHz Intel Atom processor, 32GB of storage, 2GB of RAM, support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, HDMI output and a microSD port and will retail for $149....Basically, it's cheap and portable computer and it can easily hold a Bitcoin wallet or even run a full Bitcoin node....One look at it and ordinary Bitcoin users might immediately think of using it for cold storage or as a cheap way to run a full Bitcoin node to support the network. The Compute Stick could alternatively be used to create paper wallets.

http://cryptocoineconomics.com/content/intel-compute-stick-and-bitcoin



The linux version will only be $89 and could serve as a great way to increase the number of full bitcoin nodes running. They don't have a lot of internal space, but it would be easy to expand with either USB storage or adding a micoSD card to it.

You can already do this with Linux stick built on ARM platform. But i agree that Winblows would make it easier.

[CoinMode]

This is a misleading article. The blockchain is already more than 27GB in size already and growing at a rate of more than 1GB per month.

[cbeast]

This is a misleading article. The blockchain is already more than 27GB in size already and growing at a rate of more than 1GB per month.

Who's stores their blockchain in solid state state memory?

[lyth0s]

This is a misleading article. The blockchain is already more than 27GB in size already and growing at a rate of more than 1GB per month.

Not misleading at all. It has a USB port if you want to add an external HDD to run a full node. Alternatively you could also insert a microSD card for storage. That doesn't even require thinking "outside of the box" lol.