I-Slate: Is this the Next One Laptop Per Child?

popularmechanics.com - 3/12/2009

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What it is: The "I-Slate," a solar-powered, stylus-controlled classroom aid unveiled at the IEEE's 125th Anniversary event on Tuesday. The idea is that this LED slate will replace the chalk slates still used in much of the world, allowing students to learn basic math skills without the need for ...

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Gizmo Watch: Solar powered I-Slate - cheap electronic replacement for chalkboard

Engadget: I-Slate's probabilistic chip-powered tablet PC for the OLPC set

TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide: I-Slate Stylus-controlled Classroom Aid

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Solar powered I-Slate - cheap electronic replacement for chalkboard
Gizmo Watch — ... downloads on wireless networks drawing power from Dr. Palem’s purported energy efficient probabilistic chip, and is designed to impart basic math skills to children without a teacher requirement. Testing of the prototypes could begin by next spring in India, however I doubt if the wireless network and some preprogrammed lessons could substitute a teacher’s need in the classroom – but we have robots become teachers, then why doubt this future? Via: PopularMechanics

I-Slate's probabilistic chip-powered tablet PC for the OLPC set
Engadget — ... Researchers have developed a solar-powered, WiFi, stylus-controlled tablet PC called I-Slate, which makes use of the probabilistic CMOS technology designed by Dr. Krishna Palem and his team at Rice University. Introduced to the world this week at the ...

I-Slate Stylus-controlled Classroom Aid
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide — ... to learn new math skills without requiring a literate teacher around. Dr. Krishna Palem and his team at Rice University are currently working on the final iteration of the I-Slate. The gadget utilities a “probabilistic” computer chip, which makes small trade offs in performance in order to reap immense energy savings. The I-slate will be able to download coursework using wireless networks. Dr. Krishna Palem expects to begin testing prototypes next Spring in India. [Popular Mechanics] ...

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