Date: 02/07/2010

Toshiba and Intel launch tablet PCs for education in Japan

Toshiba and Intel will jointly commercialize an educational-use tablet PC designed to facilitate learning in compulsory education. Toshiba will launch the new CM1 tablet PC for educational use in the beginning of August, 2010 in the Japanese market. Going forward, the two companies plan to collaborate in various ways to foster ICT environments in schools.

The CM1 has been developed to be commercialized for educational purposes by Intel Toshiba. This tablet PC consists of a monitor that rotates 180 degrees and has a touch screen LCD that supports pen input, allowing students to practice handwriting and is also portable. Toshiba and Intel plan to promote ICT supported education in elementary and junior high school by the launch of this product. Intel will use the CM1 tablet PC for its educational programs and demonstrations at schools.

The CM1 tablet PC for education is based on Intel Learning Series hardware reference design and Toshiba's notebook PC technologies. The new PC's form factor includes a monitor that rotates 180 degrees, a touch screen LCD supporting pen input and a slip-resistant rubber coating for use on school desktops. The CM1 connects with electronic blackboards and projectors wirelessly to enable students both to collaborate and present work. In addition, a handle makes it easy to carry the PC around school.

Model/ Model number CM1/PACM112MNEE
OS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
CPU Intel Atom Processor N450 (1.66 GHz)
Chipset Intel NM10 Express Chipset
Screen 10.1 inch, pressure-sensitive, LCD touch screen (1366x768), Power-saving LED backlight

HDD/Memory 160GB/2GB
Dimensions Approximately( 268 x216 x 35.6 to 57.0mm)
Weight Approximately 1.8kg
Other features 100Base-TX/10Base-T, wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n), rotatory webcam, stereo speakers, microphone, 2 USB ports, 1 RGB, carry handle


Intel says that Intel Learning Series comprise hardware, software and content, of which the newly announced tablet PC for education is one example and the Intel Teach Program has been used to train 35,000 teachers in Japan to date.