A computer stick is a single-board, palm-sized computer that resembles a media streaming stick (such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick or Roku Streaming Stick). They are sometimes referred to as compute ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

A Hong Kong-based technology manufacturer, USBKill.com, has taken data security to the “Mission Impossible” extreme by creating a USB stick that uses an electrical discharge to fry an unauthorized ...

A tiny USB stick can be the difference between being stuck on a locked-down computer and quietly fixing problems, opening files, or rescuing data in minutes. With the right free tools on hand, I can ...

October 14, 2005 FingerGear Computer-On-a-Stick USB Flash Drive now has fingerprint security. The Computer-On-a-Stick is the world's first bootable USB flash drive - the OS and all Desktop Software ...

If you are either super important, super paranoid, or a super spy, there are times when you need to be able to use a computer and not leave a trace. Now, a clever piece of software lets you carry your ...

If you're looking to get more out of your smart TV, this new $120 gadget plugs into the HDMI port and provides a full-blown ...

These 'killer' USB sticks can fry your laptop or phone in seconds, if plugged in. A simple USB stick, created by a Russian security researcher known as 'Dark Purple' can instantly fry any machine it ...

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...