Cotton Candy is a USB stick sized compute device that allows users a single, secure point of access to all personal cloud services and apps through their favorite operating system, while delivering a consistent experience on any screen. The device will serve as a companion to smartphones, tablets, and notebook PC and Macs, as well add smart capabilities to existing displays, TVs, set top boxes and other media that supports USB mass storage.

Note: Cotton Candy in the video is an engineering sample

Benefits:

• Provide consumer-friendly access to the Cloud 
• Accelerate the adoption of “smart screens” 
• Extend the life of consumer hardware like laptops, monitors, TVs, set top boxes, tablets and more by accessing the latest OS, software and apps. 
• Provide a consistent experience across all screens 
• Create a single point of content storage. 
• Consolidation and organization of personal digital content. 
• Share media from mobile devices on large screens and projectors – videos, movies, photos, games and more. 
• Drive down the cost of computing, allowing more people to have a personal, secure computer.