Intel's new Core M-powered Compute Sticks are more powerful, but also pricier

LAS VEGAS — Intel's $150 Atom-powered Compute Stick was a great idea (an entire computer crammed inside of an HDMI stick), but it had real performance issues.

Intel's new Core M-powered Compute Sticks, unveiled at CES, are faster and more capable of running Windows 10.

The new Compute Sticks have a slimmer and sleeker design. It's still fundamentally the same product (you plug it into an display via HDMI and connect a keyboard and mouse to it), but it no longer needs a built-in fan to dissipate the heat from the processor.