Thursday, March 10, 2011

Classmate + Lenovo is the new portable classrooms

Intel and Lenovo have worked together to develop the new Lenovo Classmate +. Remember the first version? Then the team presented today is a small development on the former, manufactured and distributed under the firm Lenovo. Lenovo Classmate + is a very basic laptop, it is intended to be used for educational purposes throughout the world.

Will have a 10.1-inch screen with an Intel Atom, Ethernet, WiFi, 250 GB hard drive (SSD optional), 1.3 megapixel camera and several USB flash card readers. As we say, something very simple to use in classrooms and kids are learning what is a computer and its purpose. Windows 7 will be circulated.

Yeah, me too I thought, why not get a free Linux? The debate is served. Intel has confirmed that the first 158,000 units are aimed at the Latin American countries, and particularly for the Organization of American States holds them as they deem necessary. An interesting initiative which should have an even greater impact in order to bring technology to every inhabitant of the planet.

For now, the Lenovo Classmate + will not be sold to the public, but will only be available for governments and organizations. Thus the price is completely unknown, and in fact is not known if the future users of Classmate + will have to purchase in any way or be subsidized, either in part or in full.

We understand that this is something that depends entirely on the organizations, in this case the OEI, and is she who decides.

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