Tablet Classmate Previewed
According to Zumoblog, at the Channels Initiatives roundtable at IDF, Tom Rampone, vice president and general manager of the Channel Platforms group showed off several upcoming motherboards, notebook components and the newest version of Intel’s answer to the OLPC, the Classmate PC. This version will feature a swivel screen that can callow the student-friendly netbook to be converted to a tablet PC.
Not a lot of details are available, but the basic specs look promising, especially if the cost is kept down:
- Atom N270 at 1.6GHz
- 8.9 inch touchscreen with 1024×600 resolution
- SSD
- SD Card reader
- At least 2 USB ports
- Video out
- Integral handle
- Swivel webcam
According to Rampone this device should be released by the end of the year, though the actual model name has not been decided. Classmate 3 is out since they do not wish to imply that the Classmate 2 currently for sale is outdated or replaced by the tablet edition. Seeing as Intel seems to be in a pickle with this one, I am going to really summon up my muse here and suggest calling it Classmate 2 Tablet Edition.
Intel, just make my royalty check payable to Cash, thanks.
Written by Zealot · Filed Under Intel
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