Originally posted on August 25, 2008 @ 11:04 pm
Intel’s Classmate PC was one of the first concept projects on affordable laptops. But it was beaten to the market by other products and the first two generations of the Classmate itself were designed a bit poorly (the elementary lunchbox look was one of the worst industrial design concepts ever).
The third generation of the Intel Classmate is a case of learning from your previous mistakes. The new product is touted to have a touchscreen as well as tablet capabilities. What’s more, it will also sport the Intel Atom processor.
Here’s hoping that Intel finally get its right this time. A successful Classmate will surely bring the prices of netbooks down.