Andromium is the latest gadget in a series of attempts to make the smartphone experience truly mobile. Smartphones have quite a lot of processing power but, most of the time this unbridled power seems to waste when not used to its fullest. Quad-cores and octa-cores crammed and packed into sleek hardware designs with high specifications. Andromium is a nifty little cradle type device that wants to make use of all that raw smartphone power and turn it into an useful experience. The CPU in your smartphone is faster and more reliable than the first computer released way back and Andromium seems to capitalise on that. Connectivity has become a vital aspect of our lives and we too become demanding about our devices. That’s where Andromium comes into play by bridging the gap between a fully mobile experience and portability.
Andromium Inc. from Santa Clara aims to change the way we use our smartphone by providing us with a little cradle dubbed Andromium that wants to turn our device into a desktop. Their goal as they state it is to democratize the desktop by seamlessly turning our Android devices into a desktop computer through installing the necessary app and plugging the phone into the designated cradle. The Andromium dock is ergonomic and acts as a phone charger too with the integrated power cord. Also the dock has three USB ports for accessories such as gaming devices. It even has a flip cover to use during transportation
Regarding the software, the Andromium OS is meant to work in synergy with the dock to turn your smartphone into a genuine desktop by simply installing the application. No software rooting or modding required, no meddling through the code and while you’re in desktop mode you can still receive phone calls or text messages thus leaving your device fully functional as a phone. Having a sleek design, beautiful aesthetics and fast and simple connectivity, Andromium Inc. seems pretty confident that the cradle might actually make it into the market and succeed. A bold dream it may seem but nonetheless admirable.
Available now through crowd funding via Kickstarter, the initiative has sparked some interest thus far. After all, the promise of making one’s work entirely mobile without the physical limitations of a 5 inch screen does seem appealing: create and edit using Microsoft Office, play games as you would on a desktop. At first available for the Samsung Galaxy line-up, Andromium through backers support would expand to all the Android smartphones range. For 35$ (the app available in Play Store and the dock) the device may seem a bit redundant for the West but for developing countries with limited technology might just be a good deal. Still, if you feel like burning 35$ from your pocket such a device might be what you were looking for