Intel-powered classmate PC – expanding education opportunities

Intel-powered classmate PC – Gobi Desert – RacingThePlanet

(:58 Minutes)

Overview

RacingThePlanet is an organization that challenges individuals to go beyond their current athletic frontiers while exploring the most remote landscapes and ancient cultures on the planet. How do participants blog and communicate with loved ones from the middle of the Gobi desert? RacingThePlanet created a "CyberTent" by deploying Intel-powered classmate PCs at a staged camp along the course. The lightweight, low-cost, low-power, and rugged PCs proved to be an ingenious solution that brought tears to one competitor’s eyes.