We're here at the ZX booth at PAX Prime 2014, and I'm excited to show you this very tiny phone-sized system. As it turns out, it's actually called the Pi 320, not a Raspberry Pi derivative as I initially thought. However, after further inspection, I realized that it's running on a Bay Trail processor from Intel, which is a BGA CPU meaning it's soldered to the board and can't be used or serviced easily.
The Bay Trail processor in this system is a 1.33 GHz quad-core stock processor that turbo boosts up to 1.83 GHz. This is the CPU that drives the RAM in this tiny system, which is an impressive 2 GB of stock memory clocked in at 1600 MHz. While having faster than 1600 MHz would be ideal for integrated graphics, it's not necessary in this case due to the lack of on-card RAM. In fact, having a faster memory speed like 1866 MHz would be beneficial, but unfortunately, that's not possible in this tiny system.
Now, let's take a closer look at some of the other specs. This device has an impressive 32 GB of soldered onboard flash memory, which is both eMMC and Micro SD compatible. You'll also find a Micro SD slot that supports SDHC, SDXC, and all other SD derivatives, with expandable storage capacities up to 128 GB. In terms of networking, you'll find Bluetooth 4.0 and wireless 802.11n connectivity. While it's not 802.11ac yet, maybe in the future.
So, what's driving the interest in these tiny systems? Well, as we've seen with streaming services like NVIDIA's Game Stream and Amazon's Grid system, gaming on demand is becoming increasingly popular. It allows users to play games without needing a high-end GPU locally, instead relying on their provider to stream the graphics processing to their device. This has opened up new possibilities for entertainment and gaming, making these tiny systems attractive for both business and consumer use cases.
The Pi 320 seems primarily intended for business users at present, but it's also expected to have some consumer applications in the future due to its compatibility with streaming services like Grid. The MSRP is set at $200 or $19, although I'm not sure which one that is. We should see a review of this device next month, so be sure to stay tuned for more information and reviews about the Pi 320. Until then, thanks for watching, and we'll catch you all next time!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone this is Steve from Gamers nexus.net and we are here at ZX booth at PAX Prime 2014 it is day two right now I am looking at the new Pico ZBOX it is a very tiny phone siiz system it's basically a it's called the pi 320 which I originally thought it was a Raspberry Pi derivative but it is not it is actually running on a bay tril a bay tril Intel CPU which is a BGA CPU meaning it's soldered to the board you can't use or service it but it is a 1.33 gz quad core stock and it turbo boosts up to 1.83 GHz and that is the CPU for Ram we have 2 gbes of stock memory cloged in at 1600 MHz which is ideal because for an integrated graphic solution you're dependent upon the system memory you don't have any on-card Ram so having 1600 MHz or better is pretty important uh ideally you want something like 1866 but this is a tiny system so you're not going to be doing any gaming that's that intensive anyway in terms of other specs it has 32 GB of soldered onboard flash memory it is emmc memory and it's got a Micro SD slot that is SD HC SDXC and all the other SD derivatives that will be expandable up to 128 GB so that's your storage capacity in terms of networking it has Bluetooth 4.0 and wireless 802.11n so it's not AC quite yet maybe in the future but right now it's 802.11n for use case scenarios the the reason these are kind kind of becoming a thing now is because of all the streaming uh you look at nvidia's game stream you look at the grid system with Amazon and maybe Time Warner in the future and what that's doing is creating gaming on demand similar to movies on demand you buy from your provider and it streams to the system and you don't actually do any of the graphics processing locally so you don't need a high-end GPU locally you just need a system to plug into a Visa Mount or something on the back of your TV just like this is here so that's kind of the use case scenario it's mostly intended for business users right now but does have consumer uses in the future because of grid and its applications MSRP is $200 or $19 and uh again the pi 320 look out for it next month we should have a review online so be sure to stay tuned for the reviews and all that information and we will see you all next time peacehey everyone this is Steve from Gamers nexus.net and we are here at ZX booth at PAX Prime 2014 it is day two right now I am looking at the new Pico ZBOX it is a very tiny phone siiz system it's basically a it's called the pi 320 which I originally thought it was a Raspberry Pi derivative but it is not it is actually running on a bay tril a bay tril Intel CPU which is a BGA CPU meaning it's soldered to the board you can't use or service it but it is a 1.33 gz quad core stock and it turbo boosts up to 1.83 GHz and that is the CPU for Ram we have 2 gbes of stock memory cloged in at 1600 MHz which is ideal because for an integrated graphic solution you're dependent upon the system memory you don't have any on-card Ram so having 1600 MHz or better is pretty important uh ideally you want something like 1866 but this is a tiny system so you're not going to be doing any gaming that's that intensive anyway in terms of other specs it has 32 GB of soldered onboard flash memory it is emmc memory and it's got a Micro SD slot that is SD HC SDXC and all the other SD derivatives that will be expandable up to 128 GB so that's your storage capacity in terms of networking it has Bluetooth 4.0 and wireless 802.11n so it's not AC quite yet maybe in the future but right now it's 802.11n for use case scenarios the the reason these are kind kind of becoming a thing now is because of all the streaming uh you look at nvidia's game stream you look at the grid system with Amazon and maybe Time Warner in the future and what that's doing is creating gaming on demand similar to movies on demand you buy from your provider and it streams to the system and you don't actually do any of the graphics processing locally so you don't need a high-end GPU locally you just need a system to plug into a Visa Mount or something on the back of your TV just like this is here so that's kind of the use case scenario it's mostly intended for business users right now but does have consumer uses in the future because of grid and its applications MSRP is $200 or $19 and uh again the pi 320 look out for it next month we should have a review online so be sure to stay tuned for the reviews and all that information and we will see you all next time peace\n"