A company called One2OneMate is offering an affordable portable computing solution designed specifically for the educational market called the StudentMate. The system is essentially a small notebook system designed for young students featuring a color touch screen display, wireless and Ethernet connectivity, a Flash enabled web browser, Word and Excel compatibility, e-mail support, and a 5 year warranty. According to the website here, the product features:

• Embedded Linux OS
• Full size laptop keyboard
• 7 inch color touch screen display with a 800 x 480 resolution
• 128MB of RAM
• SD slot
• USB slots
• Internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• 802.11 wireless
• GUI, Web Browser, MS Word compatible word processor, MS Excel compatible spreadsheet application, Contact Manager, Clock, Calendar, Calculator, Typing Tutor, Homework list, Student Summary list, e-Message Client, PC Server Interface, Onscreen assistance
• Made of durable plastic and comes with no moving parts inside

According to ChipChick, the StudentMate is supposed to retail for $399 and was supposed to have come out this June.. but so far no word on availability. Of course.. for $399, you start entering the territory of low end notebook systems. Of course, low end notebooks aren’t exactly tailored for students either so there’s something to be said about having a system specifically tailored for educational needs.

[Check it out via ChipChick]

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