CoolShip, $89 Android upgradeable desktop computer in a keyboard

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CoolShip is different from any other computers that you have seen on the market.

What are the features of CoolShip:
  • A desktop computer looks like a full-size keyboard with a 1.5Ghz dualcore ARM processor inside,1GB RAM,4/8GB Nand flash memory.
  • A desktop computer with standard android 4.0 OS and an optioinal customized android OS(we named it CoolShip OS) that allows users having an user experience close to that of windows OS.
  • A desktop computer provides users an access to web surf,Google Paly,Google Docs,Google Chrome,online or local 1080P HD videos,Facebook and other android apps on a bigger size screen.
  • A desktop computer with both wifi and Ethernet card.
  • A desktop computer that supports both VGA and HDMI output synchronously on 2 displays.
  • A hardware upgradable desktop computer only require a replacement of a palm-sized core board to upgrade its processor,RAM and ROM at one time.

CoolShip has ergonomic keyboard with chocolate keys and customized OS functional keys enable users a comfortable typing experience and very useful shortcuts.

Source: http://igg.me/at/CoolShip

Wow, $89 for a 1.5GHz dual core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage.

The CoolShip looks like a good PC for people who just use their computer for casual gaming, watching video, browsing the web social networking, and other everyday tasks.

I like that the computer fits inside a keyboard, has a lot of ports like VGA, HDMI, etc, and it is low powered.

I wonder would future versions come with a built-in projector to project the video onto a wall, so no monitor is needed to use this keyboard computer.
 
I'm sure it would be possible to flash Jellybean on the keyboard PC ROM storage if this Keyboard computer gets a large enough fanbase.

It has an SD card slot and USB ports, so I think someone or a company will find a way to run Jellybean, or a compatible version of Linux from a SD card or USB drive, and sell it for a few dollars like Nook2Android which sells a MicroSD with the Jellybean OS for loading onto the Nook Tablet from the microSD card slot.
 
So if I'm reading this right, it's a PC inside of a keyboard?
 
So if I'm reading this right, it's a PC inside of a keyboard?

Yes, if you watch the short YouTube video I embedded on the top of the post it is a PC built inside of a keyboard, and the keyboard uses the free Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating system.
 
It uses a Mobile CPU, Mobile RAM, and other mobile parts which are the same parts that are found on many inexpensive $99 or cheaper smartphones, and tablets, and cheap PCs like the Rasperry Pi which cost $25-35 which also uses Mobile parts, and the operating system is free because Android is open source and has no licensing costs.

A keyboard can be bought for $10 or less online on eBay, so the price of making a Keyboard is not high since many Keyboards can be bought, so cheaply on eBay, and other online stores.

It is also made by a Chinese company which is willing to sell stuff for less because in China 1 US Dollar = 6.22 Chinese Yuan. A Teacher said when she was in China she spent very little on the trip because of the low value of the Chinese Yuan compared to a Canadian dollar.

This computer does not come with a screen, or battery, so the savings of not providing a screen or battery would be used for the keyboard, video ports, networking jack, and other things.
 
I think the price is not hard to achieve for an Android PC with mobile parts because the Ouya which is an Android game console cost only $99 with a controller, and the Gamestick also a Android game console cost $79 also with a controller. Controllers usually cost $50 while USB Keyboards can be bought for $10 if you buy generic brands.

There are also Android Stick computers selling for $33 or less on Amazonwith similar specs, but no keyboard.

The Rasperry Pi only cost $35, and it can also run Android, but it just comes with a circuit board, and you need to buy the rest of the stuff.

A lot of Chinese brands like CoolShip also sell electronics at a cheaper price to better compete with American, Japanese, and Europeon brands because a lot of people just refuse to buy more expensive Chinese brands when they can get an American brand like HP, Dell, and others for the same price.

The Chinese Communist government gives favors to factories, innovative citizens, and job creators like CoolShip, so they pay less taxes, and get more government help by ways of loans, research and development, and support from the government unlike western countries like the US where the job creators like Microsoft, Google, Apple, GE, etc get heavily taxed sometimes to support government programs like public education, healthcare, wellfare, and social security.

CoolShip reached its Indiegogo funding goal of 10,000 USD by raising almost 14,000 USD, and you can still make a pledge for one in the next 10 days at http://www.indiegogo...like-a-keyboard

Indiegogo would of shut down this project if they think it is a scam since Indiegogo is a legal and real crowd-funding site like Kickstarter.
 
There are people who paid more for the developer console for Ouya which they unbox on YouTube, so there are physical Developer Ouya consoles being used to make games now, and at the end of March the Ouya would be shipping to the people who made pledges over $99.

Bestbuy, Gamestop, Target, Amazon, and other online and offline retailers will have the Ouya for sale for $99 in June, so I doubt Bestbuy, will fall for a scam.

The staff at Ouya also used to work in the game industry for bigger companies before they formed Ouya like Julie Uhrman the CEO who is a Game Industry veteran who worked for bigger game companies.
 
I think both the Ouya, and CoolShip PC-In-Keyboard won't ask for extra money from people who already pre-order it, and people won't buy a Ouya or CoolShip for more than $199 because the Wii Mini is also $99, and the Xbox 360 4GB Slim Arcade cost $199.
 
I think both the Ouya, and CoolShip PC-In-Keyboard won't ask for extra money from people who already pre-order it, and people won't buy a Ouya or CoolShip for more than $199 because the Wii Mini is also $99, and the Xbox 360 4GB Slim Arcade cost $199.

They'll probably be in trouble if they asked for extra money for the Ouya since I believe it would be illegal.
The CoolShip is another story though. Its from China, and even if you complain, the law can't do anything for you.
 
Maybe people who live in China can get back their money if CoolShip does not fulfill their order.

I heard China has some pretty stiff laws on criminals like sending criminals to a labor camps, boot camps, and beating up prisoners, so I think CoolShip inventer is unlikely to trick people of their money for 10,000 US dollars, and if the CoolShip becomes a success, he could make more than 10,000 in a year, and possibly make millions since a lot of people like the poor, thrifty people, and teens, and companies like internet cafes, hotels, and libraries would buy a $89 desktop PC since people are less likely to steal cheaper PCs compared to an expensive computer like an Apple iMac computer.
 
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