Classmate
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Intel Classmate PC (9in.)
Reviews Intel has tweaked the Classmate PC to appeal to first-world schoolchildren, and it now offers an experience on a par with mini-notebooks such as the Asus Eee.
Tags: Intel Classmate PC, Intel Corp., Notebook, Computer, Touchpad, Display, Classmate, Webcam, software, hard drive
Intel Classmate PC
Reviews Aimed at students in developing countries, the Intel Classmate PC is an intriguing attempt at a low-cost notebook. We love the rugged design, but the small 2GB solid-state hard drive doesn't leave a lot of room for growth.
Sugar interface, no OLPC necessary
News The one laptop per child XO-1 device's Linux interface is now available on a USB stick, to be used on "any PC or netbook", says its maker.
Tags: Linux, Notebooks and tablets, Open source, Fedora Project, Intel Classmate PC, One Laptop Per Child Project, USB Flash Drive, operating system, Linux Kernel, network
Intel unveils tablet Classmate PC design
News The chipmaker has signed up PC makers around the world to create local versions of the new, swivel-screened model of the netbook for schoolchildren.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Mobile processors, Intel Classmate PC, Intel Corp., Tablet, Touch Screen, Intel Atom, software, information technology, manufacturer
Execs see technology as economic equalizer
News Intel's chairman Craig Barrett and Cisco CEO John Chambers see tech as the key to eliminating poverty throughout the world.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Web sites, Cable, Notebooks and tablets, Intel Classmate PC, Intel Corp., Chip, Pillar, developing country, vision
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC
Reviews Despite an underpowered CPU, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC offers the best balance of small size, comfort and functionality we've seen in a mini-notebook, making it a favourite for on-the-go use.
Tags: Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Mobile Broadband, Mobile, CPU, Notebook, ASUS Eee PC, Mini-Note, Touch Surface
OLPC XO
Reviews A work in progress rather than a finished product, the XO has much to recommend it. However, there are substantive issues to address if it's to live up to its creators' lofty ideals in practice.
A laptop for every poor child
Insight Confidence molded from privileged beginnings helps Nicholas Negroponte sustain One Laptop per Child initiative and transform to date, learning for 900,000 children.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design, Government, Leadership, Intel Corp., Craig Barrett, Bill Gates, India, One Laptop Per Child Project, Singapore
Intel launches next-generation Classmate PC
News Chipmaker launched its second-generation Classmate PC on Thursday at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets
Intel: No plans to sell Classmate PC in Philippines
News Low-cost portable PC won't be commercially available but negotiations are ongoing with PC makers keen to produce similar devices, say Intel execs.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design
Third-generation Classmate PC on its way
News Intel is readying a refreshed low-cost laptop that will be revealed in the next few months.
Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Processors, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Europe, PC World, Hardware, software, processor
Asus unveils Philippine low-cost laptop
News Hardware maker launches first of its eePC laptop series, running on Linux OS and 4GB storage, in the Philippines for US$457. More variants to be released in early-2008.
Ultra-low-cost PCs to hit 1M in 2008
News Ultra-low-cost hardware like Intel's Classmate PC will drive PC sales in the emerging markets like China, Indonesia and Malaysia, says Gartner.
Tags: Thin clients, Notebooks and tablets, SMB
Disrupting the status quo
Blogs It's amazing how Taiwan has reinvented itself in the high-technology sector. I still remember the days when most of the ...
Intel leaves the OLPC after dispute
News Citing fundamental differences, the chipmaker pulls out from the One Laptop per Child project designed to create low-cost PCs for developing economies.
