Intel Takes On One Laptop Per Child Project, vnunet.com Bookmark and Share

Excerpts: Intel has unveiled a new notebook computer designed to meet the needs of students and teachers in developing nations. The chip giant said that its 'Eduwise' device has been developed after extensive ethnographic research. It comes bundled with special Intel-developed software to support note-taking and wireless pen input. Intel's initiative strongly resembles the One Laptop Per Child project (...). But Intel has dismissed the MIT project as a "$100 gadget", arguing that features are more important than price. The Intel project instead aims for a $400 price tag. (...)