14 DAY TRIAL // The Studybook brand is one that Intel has created for its series of tablets meant to help students learn better at school, and familiarize themselves with the idea of a slate-shaped, portable electronic device.
Intel released the first Studybook back in April 2012, and it was a small critter based on NVIDIA Tegra 3 and measuring 7 inches in diagonal.
Now, Intel has launched two more Studybook tablets, one in the same size as the first and one with a screen of 10 inches.
And this is where things get weird. The 7-inch model somehow got the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, but the 10-inch version runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich instead.
At least they both have Intel's Education Software, as well as capacitive stylus support.
Well, that's not totally accurate. The 10-inch tablet has stylus support by default, but schools and consumers who want the small one will have to specifically request it.
Instead of NVIDIA's Tegra platform, Intel's Atom Z2460 processor is used on the 10-inch device, and the Atom Z2420 CPU on the 7-inch tablet.
1 GB of RAM backs up the CPU, and the spec list goes on with GPS, a micro USB port, a microSD card, Wi-Fi, 2 MP/0.3 MP cameras, and either 16 GB or 8 GB of storage space.
As for the displays, the 10-inch tablet boasts a 1280 x 800 pixels screen, while the 7-inch Studybook gets a 1024 x 600 pixels tablet.
All the hardware is kept operational for 8 hours (6 and a half hours on the smaller device) by a battery.
All in all, the spec sheet is pretty decent, and it doesn't hurt that McAfee Mobile Security is pre-installed on both products.
Sadly, Intel still has to find schools willing to sign a partnership with it, for the use of the tablets in classrooms. There will also be no retail presence, so the lack of pricing information isn't so shocking really.