At the annual Development Forum in Shanghai, Intel has announced its new upgraded design of Intel-powered Classmate PC. The leading chip manufacturer boasts that this new version is the second generation of the Classmate and is called as ‘netbook’.
Based on Intel Celeron M processor, the newly designed children laptop provides 802.11b/g Wi-Fi set up with mesh network capability, a 9-inch LCD screen, 6-cell battery, 512MB memory, a 30GB hard disk drive and a built in webcam along with security functions such as water resistant keyboard and shock protection if dropped.
In the software front, the latest Intel Classmate PC is compatible with both Microsoft Windows XP and Linux based products. It also supports eight languages at initial release.
It is said that all upcoming classmate PCs will run on the Atom processors, Intel’s new energy efficient and low cost chips that comes with wireless capability.
Pricing and availability details of the Revamped Intel Classmate PCs are yet to be announced.
