Intel company reported on the project "classmate PC"

Remember how several years ago the idea of ​​a “super cheap laptop” for third world countries appeared on the web? Then the super-cheap laptops ($ 100) never became, and the cost of the final product, called a netbook, was $ 200. Now most netbooks can hardly be called cheap devices. Intel has not forgotten the idea of ​​a netbook for schoolchildren and students from third world countries, and led the parallel development of classmate PC devices. The device really turned out to be interesting, albeit not cheap.

When creating a laptop, the developers used the idea of ​​connecting the student to the online community, which allows children of different ages to receive useful educational information from around the world. The weight of the new device is about one and a half kilograms, and the diagonal of the display is 10 inches. The device is equipped with a rotating screen, which allows you to turn the laptop into a pseudo-tablet (display - touch). The laptop has a webcam and an accelerometer.
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In addition, the device is designed for use in adverse conditions (very commendable). The battery lasts for 8.5 hours of continuous use. Laptops are shock resistant, can work in the heat and in conditions of wild cold (they work quite well in the refrigerator). These devices will be sent to not the most favorable countries. Thus, more than 4 million of these laptops have already been shipped to countries such as Nigeria, Argentina, Republika Srpska and some other regions.



In addition to the hardware platform, special software was created to help students gain knowledge and teachers to share. Thus, a cloud service was developed that allows teachers to conduct quick surveys of their students, as well as receive information on various projects of schoolchildren. Developers joke that without this software, the device is a simple and convenient heater for hands.

And yes, as for the price, the new device from Intel will be more expensive than some netbooks: its cost is 400-500 dollars (joint software evaluation + hardware platform).

Via mashable