A startup called Kno got a lot of attention last year with the introduction of a new line of tablets aimed at college students. There’s a 14 inch slate, and a dual-screen model with twin 14 inch displays. The Kno tablets are big and heavy when compared with modern tablets such as Apple’s iPad, but […]
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Kno may sell off tablet hardware business, focus on software
While 10 inch and smaller tablets are in the process of taking the consumer electronics industry by storm, some companies have their eyes on a different prize: Tablets for niche categories such as business or education. Kno falls into the latter category with two products that are squarely focused on students. Kno currently offers a […]
Kno single and dual-screen tablets begin shipping today
A while back we heard that the Kno and its comparatively massive dual 14-inch screens (as well as its single-screen brother) would be shipping some time before the end of 2010. When the company began accepting pre-orders, it looked as though they would meet their deadline –and they have. Gotta Be Mobile reports that the […]
Kno tablets show up at the FCC
While everybody and their kid brother are busy pumping out cheap consumer-oriented tablets, the folks at Kno are taking a different approach and focusing on the education market with a high resolution 14 inch tablet. Oh yeah, and there are both single screen and dual screen versions coming. Kno recently unveiled pricing for the tablets […]
Kno education tablets to ship by year’s end for $599 to $999
Kno has started taking pre-orders for its tablet computers aimed at students. For $599 and up you can get a single screen 14 inch tablet for reading textbooks, taking notes, surfing the web, and performing other tasks. A dual screen model starts at $899 with 16GB of storage. The top of the line model will […]
Kno to launch 14 inch slate PC for the education market
Kno made a bit of a splash when the company announced plans to introduce a monstrous touchscreen tablet style device with two 14 inch touchscreen displays. While Kno still plans to ship that tablet for students by the end of the year, the company today announced plans to launch something a little more traditional — […]
Kno’s dual-display 14 inch tablet to ship by year’s end
The Kno is a crazy ambitious tablet with twin 14 inch touchscreen displays. The device is aimed squarely at the education market, where it could replace textbooks, laptop computers, and paper notepads in one fell swoop. It’s not really meant to be a tablet for general consumers, and at 5.5 pounds, it’s not really in […]
Kno: Dual screen, 14 inch tablet for the education market
Is there a future for tablets in the education market? Probably. As text input devices, tablets can store a lot more paper than a paper notepad. And tablets make excellent eBook readers — which is great if you’d rather carry around one device with a dozen books than a dozen heavy books in your backpack. […]