Intel Introduces The Studybook Tablet

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The tablet not only has taken the gadget world by storm, it may just as well set to change some of the things that people has otherwise grown accustomed to doing. For instance, people may now be using tablets to read books instead of the usual printed ones. And just along these lines, the tablet may be set to revolutionize education as it slowly gets integrated in the classroom as an educational tool. It is no wonder, therefore, why Intel has recently introduced its own Intel Studybook tablet as part of its Learning Series line of products.

The new Intel Studybook may become part of line of educational devices which includes the Intel Classmate Convertible notebook hybrid. While the Intel Studybook tablet is just currently introduced as a reference design, it may be set to arrive in many schools and universities in the near future just by virtue of its potential value as an educational tool. Its many features may be set to make it an indispensable device that might just become a common fixture among students in the classroom and beyond.

The Intel Studybook tablet features a 1.2GHz Intel Z650 Atom Processor, up to 2GB worth of RAM,  up to 32GB of internal flash storage and support for both 3G and WiFi connectivity. It also comes with a 7-inch multitouch LCD display and both front and rear facing cameras. It is also designed to be rugged and waterproof.

The Intel Studybook tablet can be used as a textbook e-reader, a laboratory tool for studying things using its camera, or as a communications device and an interactive learning tool. The possibilities for the Intel Studybook as an educational tool are both exciting and impressive, given its many features and uses. Also given that it is built at a cost of around US$200 may make it a very affordable educational tool of the future. It will only take sometime before Intel’s many manufacturing partners will take up the idea and make this educational tablet a common fixture among schools and classrooms in the near future.