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Kno Adds Single Screen Model to E-Text Book Lineup

by Terrence O'Brien on September 28, 2010 at 04:01 PM

Single-screened KnoKno blew a few minds at this year's D8 with its dual-screen tablet aimed at students. The Linux-powered digital textbook offered two 14.1-inch capacitive touchscreens and a powerful Tegra 2 chipset from NVIDIA for "less than $1,000." Now, the 5.5-pound behemoth has a single-screened little brother that will be priced "much lower" than the two-screened model. The more traditional tablet-style Kno is the same on the inside; only the number of screens has changed.

Both models are slated to go on sale later this year, but, according to our friends at Engadget, the company still has its work cut out for it. While the IPS screen is big and beautiful, and the six to eight hours of battery life enough to survive an average school day, the UI is laggy and incomplete. In addition to e-reading and note-taking, the Kno will pack both graphing and scientific calculator apps. The library of possibilities will be expanded with the addition of an SDK in early 2011. Can the Kno succeed where the iPad and the XO, despite having spurred interest and speculation, failed? We doubt it, but we'll be keeping an eye on the intriguing device. Check out the promo video, starring the dual-screened model, after the break.

Tags: education, ereaders, kno, school, tablet

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