Modular edutech PC crew opens fresh Kano beans with expanded kit and accessories
(2020/07/14)
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UK modular PC flinger Kano has cast its ambitions overseas as well as at home for its updated edutech-flavoured Kano Windows 10 PC, out today along with a pile of new buildable accessories.
The Kano PC - first trailed last year - is a modular tablet-laptop hybrid, primarily aimed at the education market. This modularity allows every component – from the speaker, battery, and logic board – to be easily replaced. It also enables the user to "build" the computer from scratch, in theory giving kids a sense of ownership they wouldn't otherwise get with a bog-standard Chromebook.
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The components are housed within the same chassis as the 11.6-inch touch display, which offers a 1366x768 resolution. Powering the device is an Intel Celeron N4000 dual-core processor clocked at 1.10GHz, paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. This can be expanded via the built-in microSD slot.
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Speaking to The Register , Kano CEO Alex Klein said the device was designed to withstand the usual abuses dished out to classroom tech.
"We looked at [stats] about what are the most common parts of the computer that wear out. The battery, speaker, and keyboard were the most common. And those are the key ones you can plug in and out. Also, the circuit board itself – you can unscrew it and put it somewhere else, or just upgrade it and recycle it.
"It's like that scene from PlatoonFull Metal Jacket? – ed]. This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It's kind of like that with the Kano PC – you can take it all the way apart."
The Kano PC - first trailed last year - is a modular tablet-laptop hybrid, primarily aimed at the education market. This modularity allows every component – from the speaker, battery, and logic board – to be easily replaced. It also enables the user to "build" the computer from scratch, in theory giving kids a sense of ownership they wouldn't otherwise get with a bog-standard Chromebook.
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Click to enlarge
The components are housed within the same chassis as the 11.6-inch touch display, which offers a 1366x768 resolution. Powering the device is an Intel Celeron N4000 dual-core processor clocked at 1.10GHz, paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. This can be expanded via the built-in microSD slot.
Citizen Kano pitches easy-build Raspberry Pi for code-hungry kids [2]READ MORE
Speaking to The Register , Kano CEO Alex Klein said the device was designed to withstand the usual abuses dished out to classroom tech.
"We looked at [stats] about what are the most common parts of the computer that wear out. The battery, speaker, and keyboard were the most common. And those are the key ones you can plug in and out. Also, the circuit board itself – you can unscrew it and put it somewhere else, or just upgrade it and recycle it.
"It's like that scene from Platoon