Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Intel unveils 10-inch Education Tablet and classmate PC

Intel has unveiled a couple new computing devices that are aimed at the educational environment. The products include the Intel Education Tablet and the Intel classmate PC. The tablet is the more interesting of the devices sporting some cool accessories that will help kids learn science and more.

The tablet has a snap-on magnification lens and a plug-in thermal probe. That stuff will come in handy for learning about the world around them. The tablet runs the Android operating system and has rubber bumper on the sides. It can survive drops of up to 70cm and is water resistant. The tablet has an Intel Atom Z2520 processor and an optional 3G modem.

 The tablet has integrated front and rear cameras and promises 12 hours of battery life per charge. The classmate PC also has a 10-inch screen with touch optional. The classmate PC uses Windows 8.1 and a N2806 Celeron processor. Versions of the tablet running Windows 7 or Linux and a Celeron N2805 processor will come later in the year. The classmate PC is the first product in the world to be based on the classmate PC reference design. Classmate PCs will be available this month with the tablet availability unknown.

Kaid Revelation Wooden Arcade PC System Offers

Love Hultén has built an awesome arcade cabinet / PC system called the R-Kaid Revelation which has been constructed using walnut wood and copper to provide a steampunk finish to his creation, which is packed with technology and high end PC hardware.
The R-Kaid Revelation features an innovative 22″ transparent LCD screen that when in sleep mode displays the inner workings of the machine for all to see through a red glow effect. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the R-Kaid Revelation project and see it in action.

Other features of the R-Kaid Revelation system include a water cooling system to keep the PC components cool as well as a DIY blind/shade that is motor driven.


 The R-Kaid Revelation is also equipped with a 500 ANSI LED projector that allows you to enlarge your gaming experience when required and two wireless joypads, are hidden and integrated in draws in the main body of the system for easy access and storage.

R-Kaid Revelation specifications :
CPU: Intel i5 3570k
Motherboard: MSI mitx Z77IA-S01 Inet Edition
PSU: Be Quiet! 550w
RAM: Corsair Dominators 2x4GB
SSD: 2x Corsair 240gb disks a dual boot system using two separate 256GB SSD disks and a physical SATA-switch.
GPU: ZOTAC GTX670 AMP! 2GB
Keyboard: Logitech K810
Projector: LG PB60G
LCD: Samsung transparent 22″ display
Joysticks: Ultimarc J-Stiks