Acer takes Android from phones to PCs......

Acer DA241HL takes Android from phones to PCs

Android already rules the world of smart phones, and now the little green robot is coming for your PC. Unveiled at technology trade show IFA this week, the Acer DA214HL is a 24-inch all-in-one desktop PC that runs on Android software. 

It's a computer and monitor in one, the display tilting to any angle between 20 degrees and 75 degrees so you can see the screen wherever you choose to sit. 

Android in a PC 

What's unusual about the DA214HL is it runs Android software. Android is Google's software for mobile phones and tablets, and the DA214HL is one of the first PCs to pack Android.

Specifically, it's Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, which is almost the latest update to Android.

Like an Android phone, the PC is based on home screens that you fill with shortcuts to apps and widgets that tell you useful information without having to open each app. Acer claims the 700,000 apps found in the Google Play app store will work on the new desktop PC, but there's no guarantee they'll look good. After all, apps are designed for the small screens of phones, not for the 24-inch screen of a PC. 

Tegra 3 in a PC 

The software isn't the only thing that's usually found in a mobile device: inside the DA214HL is an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, which is more often found inside tablets. 

But if you're not keen on the Android experience on a bigger screen or you want to use an app that you can't get on Android, you can use the DA214HL as a monitor by connecting it to a PC with Windows 8 via HDMI or USB cable. The touchscreen still works when you're plugged into another PC. 

If you have an Android phone, you can sync content between phone and PC, and connect the two via MHL to watch films, TV and games on the bigger screen. 

Set up the DA214HL in your living room and the whole family can share it, with up to five user profiles keeping everyone's settings and stuff separate, ensuring the kids won't accidentally delete something important of yours. 

The DA214HL goes on sale in October starting from 429 euros. 

(Credit: Acer)

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