<s>
The	O
Cotton	B-Application
Candy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
,	O
fanless	O
single-board	B-Device
computer	I-Device
on	O
a	O
stick	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
full	O
functions	O
of	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
on	O
a	O
device	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
USB	O
memory	O
stick	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
Norwegian-based	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
for-profit	O
startup	O
company	O
FXI	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
just	O
"	O
FXI	O
Tech	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Candy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
low-power	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
CPU	B-Device
based	O
computer	O
which	O
uses	O
dual-core	O
processors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
dual-core	O
1.2GHz	O
Exynos	O
4210	O
(	O
45nm	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
with	O
1MB	O
L2	O
cache	O
)	O
SoC	O
(	O
System	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
)	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
quad-core	O
200MHz	O
ARM	O
Mali-400	B-General_Concept
MP	I-General_Concept
GPU	B-Architecture
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2.0	O
capable	O
2D/3D	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
,	O
an	O
Audio	O
and	O
Video	O
Decoder	O
hardware	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
TrustZone	O
(	O
Security	O
Extensions	O
)	O
Cryptographic	O
Engine	O
and	O
Security	O
Accelerator	O
(	O
CESA	O
)	O
co-processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
stream	O
and	O
decode	O
H.264	B-Application
1080p	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
desktop	O
class	O
interfaces	O
such	O
as	O
KDE	B-Application
or	O
GNOME	B-Application
under	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
FXI	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
claims	O
it	O
will	O
run	O
both	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	O
(	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
latest	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Desktop	I-Operating_System
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
leveraging	O
Linaro	O
builds	O
and	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
optimizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
writing	O
(	O
November	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
Candy	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FXI	O
have	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
Beta	O
android	B-Application
ICS	O
image	O
and	O
Beta	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
image	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
Candy	I-Application
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
top-10	O
finalist	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Last	O
Gadget	O
Standing	O
"	O
new	O
technology	O
competition	O
at	O
CES	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
at	O
CES	O
2012	O
,	O
LaptopMag.com	O
made	O
Cotton	B-Application
Candy	I-Application
a	O
top-10	O
finalist	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
Readers’	O
Choice	O
for	O
Best	O
of	O
CES	O
2012	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EFYTimes	O
News	O
Network	O
as	O
well	O
named	O
FXI	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
Cotton	I-Application
Candy	I-Application
a	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Gadgets	O
Launched	O
@	O
CES	O
2012	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
