History will always have its in-between technologies — that stuff that tides us over while the Next Big and Lasting Thing is getting the kinks worked out of it. These kinds of devices often do one ...

There are a handful of gadgets that do one thing so well that they become cult classics long after the company that made them has moved on or closed up shop. [This Does Not Compute] takes us through ...

The AlphaSmart Neo is more a typing pad than an actual computer, which may appeal to schools with extremely limited needs. But everyone else (including most schools) would be better off with ...

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, ...

The keyboard you see here is something called an Alphasmart Dana – a somewhat niche tech product, but one much loved by a small band of users (myself included). Some professional writers love it for ...

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The AlphaSmart Neo2 is a portable word processor that was released nearly two decades ago as a device that provides a distraction-free writing experience without all the extra stuff that comes with a ...

The 90s were a weird time for personal computing. Computers were bulky and laptops were chunky. They had all the computing power of your kid's scientific calculator (that's untrue, the modern ...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- AlphaSmart said it has agreed to be acquired by Renaissance Learning Inc. for roughly $57 million in cash and stock. The deal values AlphaSmart shares at $3.75 each. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- AlphaSmart Inc. Tuesday after the bell reported a fourth-quarter loss of $220,000, or 1 cent a share. Last year, it earned $413,000, or 4 cents a share. Revenue was $6.8 ...