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Intel unveils tablet Classmate PC design

Intel unveils tablet Classmate PC designFar better looking design than its predecessor...Next step in the evolution is to have some way to charge the batteries, with the sun, pedal or manual power, whatever - for the regions where electricity is scarce functionality like the OLPC. This might take a quantum...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Notebooks, Classmate, Classmate PC design, Intel Classmate PC, netbook, Intel Corp., tablet, PC

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

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Living with a netbook: Toy or tiny notebook?

There is no denying the popularity of netbooks, but there's still much debate about who's buying them and for what purpose. Netbooks were conceived for emerging markets--along the lines of the OLPC's XO laptop and Intel's Classmate PC--but they turned out to be more popular in developed countries. More recently,...

Tags: Notebook, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Gateway UC7807u (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, 3GB RAM, 250 GB HDD)

In the wake of our winter roundup of retail laptops, we noticed that while there are plenty of good, inexpensive laptops available, for frequent travelers there are still few options that cost less than $1,000 Netbooks excluded. The $689 Gateway UC7807u is one such system: a 13-inch wide-screen notebook with...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Gateway UC7807u, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Gateway Inc., laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-05-05

OLPC XO 2.0 to follow Classmate model

In a wide-ranging interview with Xconomy, Nicholas Negroponte and Charles Kane OLPC president discussed future directions for the company after this month's major layoffs. The take-home messages? Last year's Give One Get One program was a dismal failure. With almost $20 million in marketing (most...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Manufacturing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-30

News to know: Windows rot; Touch PCs; Palm Pre sales guesses; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction? Jason O'Grady: Has Apple gotten lazy? Apple quietly releases iLife '09 hardware up-to-date program ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., Software-as-a-service, PC, Palm Inc., Health Care, Apple Inc., Sales, INQ Mobile, Human Capital, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Cloud Computing, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-13

New Classmate PC all about "ecosystem"

We've known for a while that Intel was working a touch-enabled reference design for their new Classmate PCs. It wasn't until I had an opportunity this week to speak with some of the folks working on the project at Intel that I realized just how far this product had...

Tags: Software, Intel Corp., Classmate, Vernier, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-09

When is a netbook no longer a netbook?

Netbooks are exploding. This isn't really up for discussion; they're simply a cheap alternative to traditional laptops that meet about 90% of our needs, both in the educational sector and beyond. I'm even writing a letter to staff at the high school today encouraging them to give my...

Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Notebooks, Engineering, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Qualcomm's Kayak "PC alternative" pictured

Here's a picture of Kayak, the "PC alternative" for emerging markets that Qualcomm announced yesterday. It looks pretty much the way the company described it: sort of a cross between the Apple Mac Mini--bring your own monitor, keyboard and mouse--and the OLPC's XO laptop with its...

Tags: PC, Qualcomm Inc., Kayak, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Desktops, Wireless, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-13

New touch screen Classmates unveiled today

Intel unveiled a new iteration of its Classmate PC today, featuring a touch screen with tablet mode, a new wedge design, and motion-sensing internal hardware. According to Intel's press release, “Our ethnographic research has shown us that students responded well to tablet and touch screen...

Tags: Touch Screen, OEM, Intel Corp., Classmate, Accelerometer, Keyboards, Tablets, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Semiconductors, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-20

2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed

I just love these little laptops, so here's another repost while I've "gone fishin'". Intel recently sent me two examples of their second-generation Classmate PC for testing. The Classmates include numerous improvements on their already well-thought-out first-gen machines and mark the first versions that we can...

Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Classmates, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Memory, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Netbook roundup from Computex

When Asus first unveiled its Eee PC at Computex in 2007, the industry viewed it as curiosity. One year later, Asus says it has sold more than a million Eee PCs and a new category, the ultra low-cost PC, is suddenly one of the biggest trends at this year's tradeshow....

Tags: ASUS, Hard Drive, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Memory, Eee PC 901, Eee PC 1000, Linux, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-06-06

Ubuntu netbook remix gets me closer to that netbook I've been wanting

Ubuntu netbook remix gets me closer to that netbook I've been wantingAwful default wallpaper, but otherwise....Good news for me too, because I plan to buy a cheap netbook as well. And Ubuntu suits me fine.A pity though, that this fine piece of software is apparently "adorned" by what's surely the...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Netbook Remix

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

More competition for low-cost laptops

The Asus Eee PC is about to get a lot more competition in the emerging category of low-cost laptops. This morning HP made its Mini-Note official. Acer is reportedly working on its own 8.9-inch subnotebook. And Intel has big plans for its Classmate PC. The 2.6-pound HP...

Tags: Memory, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Asus Eee PC, CNET Labs, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-04-08

Intel's second generation Classmates land; Does OLPC need to play catch-up?

Intel's second generation Classmates land; Does OLPC need to play catch-up?OLPC aim is slightly differentIf a recent OLPC vs ClassMate trial in Nigeria featured by BBC is any guide. The two computers are built for different purposes. With OLPC, student can take the computer home, but with ClassMate, it is...

Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Classmate

Discussion threads 2008-04-03

So when can I get a Classmate PC?

As part of Intel's press package released yesterday when they unveiled the 2nd-generation Classmate PC at IDF, they reminded us that OEMs in mature markets read North America and Europe could now begin selling the netbooks: The second-generation Intel-powered classmate PC is a type of “netbook” -...

Tags: PC, Classroom, Intel Corp., Internet, Desktops, Manufacturing, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-04-03

Intel Classmate PC (9-inch)

When Intel unveiled its Classmate PC in the summer of 2007, Intel said the PCs purpose was to provide a basic, inexpensive computer to students in developing countries inside a moderately rugged, smaller-than-ultraportable case. Along with the One Laptop Per Child XO, the original Classmate was on the leading...

Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, Classmate PC, Intel Corp., PC

Product reviews 2008-04-03

Classmates for the rest of us!

Intel announced Wednesday that it will be offering its 2nd- and 3rd-generation Classmate PCs in the United States and Europe. This is a welcome change from the company's previous offerings only to emerging markets, leaving those of us who didn't live in Asia, Africa, or South America wishing for...

Tags: OEM, Intel Corp., Classmates, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-03-20

Panasonic Toughbook W7

A handful of companies, including Twinhead and Dell, make ruggedized laptops, but Pansonic's Toughbook brand is still synonymous with the concept of a heavy-duty portable computer. Most laptops in this category don't actually meet the strict military specs of a truly rugged system, instead opting for designations of semirugged, or...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Panasonic

Product reviews 2008-03-19

Hey Dell...Wanna sell some Classmates?

Now that OLPC plans to distribute OLPC XOs in the States through OLPC America, I sent Agnes Kwan, Intel spokeswoman, an email asking if Intel planned to compete in this market with their Classmate PC. We had a chance to catch up today since I'm buried under 14 inches...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., OEM, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-01-14

OLPC America

PC World reported this weekend that OLPC will finally be offering its laptops in the States through "OLPC America." Negroponte explained that "For one thing, we are doing something patriotic, if you will, after all we are and there are poor children in America." ...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-01-13