Friday, August 21, 2009

More news on the Disney Netpal

I previously posted about Asus and Disney teaming up to offer a EEE PC 901 variant specifically aimed at kids age 6 to 12.



# Intel Atom 1.6GHz
# 1GB RAM
# 8.9-inch display
# 3 USB ports; VGA-out; memory card reader; built-in Webcam
# 10/100 Ethernet; 802.11n wireless
# Windows XP Home

Apart from the usual yawn-inducing specs, the Disney Netpal will gives parents total control of what the kid can install and who they can communicate with. It even lets the parents curfew certain applications which can be blocked at specified time slots. Since we all know how clumsy kids can be, the Netpal is armed with a spill-resistant keyboard and a shock-protected harddisk.

The Netpal is currently only available at Toys "R" Us in the US for US$349.99, with countries like Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the UK, France, Italy, Australia and Turkey getting their Netpals by the end of the year.

Sadly, there's no news on whether it will be coming to Singapore.