Lenovo isn't the first to come out with this small-form-factor-type of compute stick --- Asus recently unveiled its Asus Google Chromebit dongle, while Intel released its Compute Stick earlier in ...

Last July, I took note when Intel released the Neural Compute Stick. It looked like an oversized USB stick, and acted as an accelerator for local AI applications, especially machine vision.

The story starts with a friend giving me an Intel Compute Stick. But the problems I had were not specific to that hardware, but rather how modern Linux distributions manage their start-up process.

Intel's Compute Stick, released last week, has earned the praise of both customers and the channel. However, some customers are holding off on buying the compute stick, as Google and hardware ...