The name of InFocus will remind us to various types of DLP
and projectors in a variety of forms. But actually there are many types of devices
produced by this company; generally they are intended to sustain productivity.
You may have heard about the new version of Mondopad, and now InFocus seems
interested to play in the mini-PC segment.
Under the leadership of CEO Mark Husley, InFocus introduces
its first mini PC named Kangaroo. The producer from Oregon describes the
Kangaroo as the smallest and most powerful portable Windows 10 PC in the world,
presenting the performance of a desktop device with the convenience and
mobility factors just like a cell phone, you only need to add peripheral and
display to use it.
There are interesting things related to the naming and
design. Mobile devices seem to inspire the design of Kangaroo. This mini PC has
a flat rectangular shape, with a dimension of 124×80.5mm, 12.9mm thickness, and
weighs only 200 grams. This size allows Kangaroo to be placed in your pocket -
as if implying how the kangaroo mother securing its baby in the pouch.
Indeed its size is not as small as the stick PC that's quite
popular today, but the Director of Product Marketing Lawrence Yen feels very
confident with the advantages of Kangaroo: this mini PC is compatible to almost
all devices, can be used at home as a family entertainment center, supporting
mild data activity, or bring it to presentations. InFocus bundles the Kangaroo
together with Windows 10 64-bit.
Kangaroo has two modes: Computing and Base. Computing is the
central unit that's equipped with essential basic connection (microSD and micro
USB) and features a fingerprint scanner. Inside, this mini PC carries 2.24GHz
Intel Atom Cherrytrail x5-Z8500 SoC, Intel Graphics Gen8 GPU, 2GB LPDDR3 RAM,
32GB eMMC storage and an internal battery that can keep the Kangaroo remain active
for approximately four hours.
Additionally, Kangaroo connectivity includes USB 3.0, USB
2.0, HDMI, and dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
"We wanted to create something that is incredibly
affordable, portable and allows you to access Windows 10 and all of your files
– from work to media - on any device," said Yen. "You can access any
file, any time without worrying about access to a network, upload and download
times or file corruption. With its power, capacity and features, Kangaroo will
change the definition of mobile computing."
InFocus Kangaroo is sold for only US $ 99, available now at
Newegg, and soon in the Microsoft Store Online in mid of November 2015.