I quite happen to believe in the role of educational computers in development of third world countries, but this kind on initiative is not limited to them. Educational computers like the Intel Classmate PC shouldn’t be regarded as just cheap computers but also as special designed tools to help scholars and students to learn better. We’ve talked a few times here at AllTouchTablet.com about the Classmate Convertible PC from Intel and now it’s time to watch a real presentation from one of Intel’s employees that explains better that we ever could how the Classmate has evolved in past years and what are the plans for future series.

    The custom designed active desktop from Intel

    The custom designed active desktop from Intel

    Intel has already shipped over two million devices, with more than 500.000 being used in Portugal at this time, where parents are paying for them in three percentages, 0%, 20% and 50% according to their household income, the rest being covered by the Portuguese government. I say that’s nice for a device that costs somewhere between 200 and 400$. What I would have love to see is the Classmate and devices like that sold to regular people too, as I wouldn’t mind having a rugged tablet with me in any of my trips outdoors. Would you?

    Of course you can make annotations on the Classmate

    Of course you can make annotations on the Classmate

    Source: GottaBeMobile

    Update: Intel Classmate Convertible PC is available now for 499$. Get yours from Amazon if you feel like you want to be a student again or you have kids.