CTL’s new 2Go PC convertible tablet-style netbook has been making the rounds for the last month or two. But now the company’s ready to make the product official. The latest mini-laptop in CTL’s 2Go PC lineup is based on the Intel Classmate 3 reference design. It’s designed for classroom use and has a ruggedized casing, […]
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CTL to ship Classmate 3 netbook tablet in January
The next generation of Intel’s Classmate PC design looks a lot like the second generation in that the netbook has a rugged design, an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU and runs Windows XP. But there’s one major difference: It has a touchscreen display that can swivel 180 degrees […]
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First look at CTL’s tablet netbook
CTL plans to bring a sub-$500 touchscreen Tablet PC to the US market in the next few months. The netbook sized device is based on Intel’s third generation Classmate PC design. That means it’s designed primarily for the education market and has a fairly rugged case, and a big handle on the back of the […]
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CTL to launch sub-$500 tablet-style netbook in January
Tired of looking at netbook after netbook with the same specs? Come January, it looks like you’ll be able to pick up something a bit different, courtesy of CTL. Sure, the next version of the CTL 2Go PC will have the same 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, and 1GB […]
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Classmate PC lineage on display in Brazil
If you think the Classmate PC has a Fisher Price/cartoonish look and feel, you should see the prototypes. And now you can, thanks to an exhibit in Brazil. Much like the OLPC XO laptop, these early designs for the Classmate PC challenge the notion of what a typical laptop looks like. Sure, there’s a screen, […]
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M&A Companion PC: Another Classmate PC
Looking for a netbook based on the Intel Classmate design, but don’t happen to be a government or educational institution looking to place a bulk order? M&A Technology is selling the Companion PC for about $449. (Yes, I know that the link shows a $499.99 price, but you can pick one up from the M&A […]
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Venezula orders 1 million Classmate PCs
While mainstream netbooks like the Asus Eee PC, MSI Wind, and Dell Inspiron Mini continue to capture the imagination (and cash) of consumers, it’s nice to see that low cost laptops are  also fulfilling one of their original purposes, and getting into the hands of children in developing countries. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this weekend announced that […]
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Intel unveils Classmate PC tablet
Intel has finally developed a version of the Classmate PC that I actually want to own. Granted, the Classmate PC and the Classmate 2 aren’t really designed for me or for you. They were designed for educational markets. But that hasn’t stopped companies like CTL from selling computers based on the Classmate design directly to […]
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OLPC adds some color, Classmate PC steals its OS
I tend to avoid writing stories about the OLPC XO Laptop because it’s not really targeted at consumers. I’m much more interested in laptops you can walk into a store and buy, or at least order online from Taiwanese dealers. But if Nicholas Negroponte hadn’t turned his dream of a low cost laptop into reality, […]
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Classmate PC gets the Atom treatment
If you thought it was just consumer-oriented computers like the Eee PC, MSI Wind and ECS G10IL that were getting the new Intel Atom processor, think again. CNET Asia found a Classmate PC hanging out that the Intel Atom booth at Computex.The Classmate PC is built using an Intel reference design, and is basically Intel’s […]