Intel Corporation China (April 14) announced the next phase of its successful Intel® Mobile Initiative for Learning in Education, revealing plans for a new notebook platform specifically designed for Chinese university students. The new notebook platform, codenamed “Tanggula,” will be stylish and light-weight, and will come in a range of affordable performance and entry-level designs for students and parents.
Intended for demanding university student uses and lifestyles, the new platform will include such features as enhanced security, wireless capability, and high quality sound and audio for multi-media enabled interactive learning and entertainment.
Launched in 2004, the Intel Mobile Initiative for Learning in Education aims to accelerate the adoption of mobile computing and wireless technologies in more than 300 universities throughout the Asia Pacific region. More than 100 universities are participating in the program in China.
Here comes more competition for U.S. students, educators. I hear rumors that engineers are migrating to Asia for jobs. Maybe the world is flat at that. Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist describes that he thinks it is flat because of projects like the Intel Mobile Initiative for Learning in Education, but he doesn’t mention this project. Type book world flat into Google to find Friedman’s latest book about globalization.