<s>
A	O
plug	B-General_Concept
computer	I-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
external	O
device	O
,	O
often	O
configured	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
home	B-Application
or	O
office	O
as	O
a	O
compact	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug	B-General_Concept
computers	I-General_Concept
consist	O
of	O
a	O
high-performance	O
,	O
low-power	O
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
processor	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
hardware	I-General_Concept
ports	O
(	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
connectors	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
versions	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
provisions	O
for	O
connecting	O
a	O
display	B-Device
and	O
are	O
best	O
suited	O
as	O
running	O
media	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
back-up	O
services	O
,	O
or	O
file	O
sharing	O
and	O
remote	B-Protocol
access	I-Protocol
functions	O
;	O
thus	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
in-home	O
protocols	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Digital	O
Living	O
Network	O
Alliance	O
(	O
DLNA	O
)	O
and	O
Server	B-Operating_System
Message	I-Operating_System
Block	I-Operating_System
(	O
SMB	O
)	O
)	O
and	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
plug	B-General_Concept
computer	I-General_Concept
offerings	O
that	O
have	O
analog	O
VGA	B-Protocol
monitor	I-Protocol
and/or	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
multiple	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
permit	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
display	B-Device
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
mouse	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
them	O
full-fledged	O
,	O
low-power	O
alternatives	O
to	O
desktop	B-Device
and	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
typically	O
run	O
any	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug	B-General_Concept
computers	I-General_Concept
typically	O
consume	O
little	O
power	O
and	O
are	O
inexpensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
CTERA	B-Device
Networks	I-Device
launched	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
CloudPlug	O
that	O
provides	O
online	B-General_Concept
backup	I-General_Concept
at	O
local	O
disk	O
speeds	O
and	O
overlays	O
a	O
file	O
sharing	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
transforms	O
any	O
external	O
USB	B-Protocol
hard	O
drive	O
into	O
a	O
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Marvell	O
Technology	O
Group	O
announced	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
mini-industry	O
around	O
plug	B-General_Concept
computers	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
QuadAxis	O
launched	O
its	O
plug	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
device	O
product	O
line	O
and	O
development	O
platform	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
QuadPlug	O
and	O
QuadPC	O
and	O
running	O
QuadMix	O
,	O
a	O
modified	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
Pbxnsip	B-Protocol
launched	O
its	O
plug	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
device	O
the	O
sipJack	O
running	O
pbxnsip	B-Protocol
:	O
an	O
IP	O
Communications	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
