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Intel's Classmate Goes to Philippine as Neo Explore

- The notebook will keep the same educational line

By: Bogdan Botezatu, Hardware Editor

Philippine PC vendor Neo has recently launched its first Netbook PC powered by an Intel processor. Just like its older Classmate PC sibling, the Neo Explore X-1, the new sub-notebook is primarily aimed at the educational
market, and comes as an affordable solution to unlock new possibilities in the learning process.

According to Mariel Que, business development manager of Neo, the new PC is a "simple, practical, PC-type gadget that is also ruggedized, durable and lightweight." Despite the fact that the ultra-portable PC is tailored to match the needs of school-age children, it can be used by any person that needs access to the web.

"Intel and Neo are working to develop affordable and relevant PC designs to suit local market needs. The Neo eXplore is designed for people who previously couldn’t afford to buy a PC for accessing the Internet," claimed Rich Banaag, Intel Philippines executive manager.

The Neo Explore X-1 is powered by an ultra-low-voltage Intel Celeron processor running at 900 MHz. The notebook also features 512MB of RAM memory, a 30-gigabyte flash drive to meet the storage needs, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity, two USB 2.0 slots and a built-in SD/MMC card reader. Unlike other educational notebooks, the Neo Explore comes with a pre-installed version of Windows XP Starter Edition.

The ultra-portable notebook weighs only 1.4 kilograms, and will most probably come with the same funny transportation handle as its older brother. Availability has not been announced yet, but the notebook is sure to come with a price tag of $408 (P16,999).

Last week, Intel announced that the company will ship its Classmate PC in America and on the European continent in large amounts, in order to allow children in the developing nations to enjoy learning on an Internet-centric basis.

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Comment #1 by Ronald J Riley on 2008-04-05, 20:35 GMT reply to this comment 
Intel was spawned by Fairchild and while I think that they were never as inventive as Fairchild they did in their early years produce some moderately important inventions. It is unfortunate that those days were long ago and that today Intel has been reduced to scavenging for new ideas as exemplified by by their appropriating OLPC's ideas for a low cost notebook.

In my opinion Intel is a legend in their own minds. Intel is also a legend in the business community and the inventor community for their predatory conduct and for having a huge appetite for other's intellectual property. I believe they are arrogant bullies who routinely abuse the process of law to bankrupt inventors.
I had little doubt when I heard about the OLPC Intel cooperation that Intel was fattening OLPC for slaughter. I think it was a PR tactic to mute public outrage, and that Intel always planned to undermine OLPC. Just look at Intel's history.

And while you are looking at the history of Intel's conduct consider that they are a founding member of the Coalition for Patent fairness & PIRACY (Piracy Coalition). The Piracy Coalition is made up of tech companies who are past their inventive prime, parasitic tech companies, insurance and banking interests.

Like most aging tech companies Intel lost its ability to produce significant inventions decades ago. I believe that Intel maintains their market position through anti competitive predatory behavior and through scaling to reduce production costs. But it is not done through invention but rather through the ability to make large capital expenditures. I have little doubt that Intel will follow in IBM's footsteps as they both continue to stagnate.

They and other washed up tech companies try to compensate for this by filing large quantities of incremental improvement patents. But quality is not the same as quality, and when you couple Piracy Coalition members arrogance and what I believe are seriously impaired ethical standards it is easy to see how they got where they are today.

It is important to note that these company's filings of large numbers of inane patents is not only ineffective at saving them from being held accountable for their patent piracy, it is also most of the cause for an ever increasing patent pendency.

In my opinion, what Piracy Coalition members lack in ability to produce significant inventions they make up for in lobbying, political palm greasing and underhanded public relations campaigns. All are operating in spades with regard to the OLPC matter!

Ronald J. Riley,


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