AlphaSmart Inc.—which provides battery-powered laptop devices used in schools for word processing, calculating, and quiz taking—sold its shares publicly for the first time on Feb. 6. That move, ...

Elementary, middle, and high school students must use AlphaSmart laptop computers to write news articles for the newspaper. Teachers upload the stories and photos to the AlphaSmart Web site, where ...

AlphaSmart previewed the next generation, wireless version of Dana™ by AlphaSmart®. Dana is an affordable, two pound, laptop alternative powered by Palm OS® with a large screen and integrated keyboard ...

If you were an American kid in the 1990s, chances are good that you may have been issued a little word processing machine by your school called an Alphasmart. These purpose-built machines created by ...

AlphaSmart announced the release of its Dana Wireless last month, just in time for the new school year. The new Dana Wireless ($429), which incorporates built-in Wi-Fi technology (802.11b), is a ...

AlphaSmart Inc. has unveiled a portable computing solution for the education market that is an affordable alternative to laptops. Called the Dana, the 2 lb. device is powered by Palm OS, and features ...

AlphaSmart has a new portable word processor out called the Neo which is basically a keyboard with a small 5.75-inch by 1.5-inch monochrome LCD screen attached to it. It's aimed pretty much ...