Mount a computer inside a mouse with the Orange Pi Zero

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Miniature computers such as Raspberry Pi and all its variants and imitators offer endless possibilities. If not, let them tell the handyman that he has managed to configure a PC inside the case of a mouse.

It has done so with the Orange Pi Zero, a mini barebone computer with Internet connectivity similar to the recently announced Raspberry Pi Zero W. It has not been easy, and is that the space inside a mouse is very limited. In order to achieve this it has had to modify the distribution of some of the components of the plate.

However, the result is quite promising. More than a computer, Orange Pi Zero serves as a multimedia center and as a video game emulator. For that has been used by the protagonist of this curious news about computing: with a keyboard and mousepad gets to run some ROMs of classic video games.

The possibility of having an extremely cheap basic computer such as Raspberry and other barebones allows many users to express their imagination. It is a matter of giving a light distribution of Linux for Raspberry Pi, install it and equip the necessary software for the objective that you want to give.

Nowadays, the computer market is diversifying more and more. On one side are the PC Gaming, both the most professional and other more basic. Within this segment are the desktop by pieces, becoming more fashionable.

If you lower the budget a little, the economic laptops make an appearance. Today the price of these equipment has dropped a lot, being possible to find some very competitive around 600 €. However, even cheaper are the Chromebook, which with operating system Chrome OS await their moment when the convergence with Android arrives.

In parallel, Raspberry, Orange and other similar mini PCs gain ground in salons all over the world. They are economical and powerful enough to run Kodi, VLC and other similar programs. That's why users do not hesitate to get one and connect it to their TV to get a Smart TV at a discount price.