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I know it's for elementary schools and all, but I'd say without a keyboard or some more complex method of data entry, this is a waste of time and money.]]>Mar 13th 2008 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Second of all, the main processor of this thing is a 200 mhz ARM. Aside from the 512mb of ram, this thing has less computing power than my Zune. It also means, of course, that no x86 programs will run, guess they will need some budget for software development/recompiling to work in their interface.

That said, it could be somewhat compelling for $50, could be a nifty hackable device. It should not, however, be classified as a PC of any sort, if anything, its more of an educational version of the Nintendo DS, with more RAM and storage capacity.]]>Mar 13th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/
Why not make educational software for the Gameboy Advanced? (runs on both nintendo ds and gameboy advanced) or better, native to the DS. the ds have wireless, touchpad and is good enough to run doom. so it should run anything that will be programmed for this, even though this has faster cpu.]]>Mar 13th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/
Wiki (THE end-all source of accurate information) says: A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.]]>Mar 13th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Besides, those speaker holes look hand-drilled, so there.]]>Mar 13th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/
Do the math, at that point you're already up to $100, for a system that doesn't have WiFi and you can't install your own software onto.

Yeesh.]]>Mar 13th 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/Mar 13th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/50-teachermate-pc-launched-by-chicago-nonprofit/http://www.vidgame.net/vtech/socrates2.htm
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