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Loading ...It weighs less than two pounds and has a touch screen which seems to be the more important qualifications for a UMPC. On top of that there is a full keyboard, no num pad though.
The screen is seven inches and has a resolution of 800×480. The StudentMate has both WiFi and Ethernet connectivity options. It runs on Linux which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
It has 128MB of memory, no HDD, but the memory is expandable by both SD cards and USB. As far as software goes it has a web browser, word processor, spread sheet software, contact list, a clock and calendar. For students there is also a calculator, typing tutor, home work helper, student summary list, and a mail client.
The StudentMate was supposed to be released in June for $399, but no luck so far. There is also supposed to be another model geared towards more professional people called the DataMate, it is supposed to retail for $450, with Palm scrapping the Foleo, and this thing being based on Linux, we could be looking at a possible replacement for that device.
One2OneMate’s StudentMate is a sort of $400 UMPC [via ChipChick]
Ack. No.
“….with Palm scrapping the Foleo, and this thing being based on Linux, we could be looking at a possible replacement for that device.”
Dear Lord, the Foleo was bad enough. If the DataMate looks anything like this let’s hope not. I mean I don’t mind getting stares when I use one of my gadgets, but not because they have awful design.
I’ll pay $400 to make that hideous picture go away.
I think I just threw up in my mouth.
Folks just can’t seem to get the combo of form factor and features right. This looks like an updated Dana.
Device is a glorified PDA. Very wimpy hardware and software, more of a toy then a learning device. If it were out 5 years ago it would be state of the art, but in todays market this device is under powered, and way over priced.