Dell Moves Forward With Project Ophelia Cloud Device

By Jeffrey Burt

Dell’s Project Ophelia device is a bit larger than a traditional USB memory stick, but it is designed to give users access to their entire PC environment.

The Wyse Cloud Connect can be connected to any display via the device’s HDMI/MHL connector.

The Micro SD slot enables customers to use a microSD memory card.

Ophelia will come with a mini USB 2.0 host port.

The device includes a micro USB OTG (On the Go) port, which can be used with the HDMI cable to power it up.

For months now, the device was referred to by its code name, Project Ophelia. The FCC documents finally brought an official name to it: Wyse Cloud Connect.

Users will be able to leverage Dell’s Wyse software to remotely access and manage files, stored on PCs, servers or mobile devices through virtualization technology from VMware, Citrix Systems and Microsoft’s Hyper-V.

Google in July rolled out Chromecast, a $35 dongle that plugs into a high-definition TV and streams content to the TV via a smartphone, tablet or PC that is running Android, Microsoft’s Windows OS or Apple’s iOS. The Wyse Cloud Connect has some differences, but a similar goal.