InFocus Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro is a PC that looks like a smartphone
InFocus Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro is a new smart phone sized desktop PC from the American DLP brand. Priced at just $199.99, the InFocus Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro (yeah, we know its a long name) comes with fully functional Windows 10 Home Operating System and is powered by Intel Atom X5-Z8500 and comes with a Dock Pro that has VGA, HDMI, USB 3.0 port, dual USB 2.0 ports, 2.5″ HDD bay and audio port. Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro is already available in USA at Newegg, Amazon and InFocusDirect. Later this month, the desktop will be available at Microsoft Online Store and retail stores.
When connected to a dock, the mobile desktop looks like this:
It is interesting to see the amount of innovation that is happening in PC industry. While smart phones are getting generic and bigger in size, PCs are getting smaller and the form factors are interesting. We have PCs as small as a USB stick and as big as Hulk. InFocus’s Kangaroo Desktop has a simple yet effective design and you can carry this anywhere you go. To make it secure, Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro has fingerprint reader that works with Windows Hello to provide easy login access and security. The Kangaroo Dock is included in the package so you do not have to worry about lack of ports.
“With Kangaroo Pro, we’ve created a powerful PC in a completely new form factor that builds on the success of the Kangaroo PC,” said Lawrence Yen, director of Kangaroo product marketing. “Kangaroo Pro lets you go from your desk to the conference room to home with the same access to all your desktop programs and media files. We’ve added more features and connections to make it the most versatile mobile PC on the market.”
One interesting feature is OSLinx, a Kangaroo app that allows users to use Windows 10 OS on an iPad. Priced at $4.99 USD, this app allows users to interact with Kangaroo Windows 10 desktop from iOS device.
“In today’s data driven economy end users are consuming more and more data whether they are uploading music files, photos or video and they expect to have access to this content at all times. With this in mind, Seagate is very excited to partner with InFocus to deliver an amazing end user experience that provides consumers with a leading-edge high capacity 2TB storage solution in a super-slim form factor,” said Sai Varanasi, vice president of client products PLM, at Seagate. “An ideal pairing, the innovative Kangaroo Pro and Seagate’s Mobile HDD 2TB storage solution enables customers to create, collaborate and share content with greater ease— wherever, whenever.”
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
| OS | Windows 10 – Home edition |
| CPU | Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Processor (2M Cache, up to 2.24 GHz) |
| Graphics | Intel® Processor Graphics Gen8 |
| Video Memory | Sharing System Memory |
| Memory | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Hard Drive | 32GB eMMC |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 802.11 A/C (Dual Band) / Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Expansion Slot | microSD |
| Security | Fingerprint reader |
| Battery Life | 4 hours (casual use) |
| Dimensions | Computing module : 80.5 x 124 x 12.9mm / Base : 80.5 x 46.9 x 12.9mm |
| Weight | 200g (without adapter & power cord) / 470g (including adapter & power cord) |
| Ports | Computing module: microSD, Micro USB (charge only) Base: USB 2.0 x 1, USB 3.0 x 1, HDMI x 1, DC-IN |
| Audio | Supported through HDMI |
| Cloud | OneDrive |
| Power Adapter | Input: 100V-220V ~ 1A, 50-60Hz / Output: 12V/3A |
| Accessories included | Software – OSLinx (requires USB cable), dock, power supply, cables |
