Down Under and seeking a new laptop Culv for the festive season? Pioneer Computers Australia may have just the thing, in the form of the U11 Dreambook Light, a 11.6-inch ultraportable, the U11 packs a choice of Intel dual (core SU2300 or SU4100), Core 2 Solo (SU7300) or Core 2 Duo (SU9400 or SU9600) processors and up to 4 GB of memory and optional integrated 3G.

The Australians have also slotted in a tricky choice of 2.5-inch drives up to 256GB SSD or a full 1TB of hard drive regularly, with 3.5 billion in option. Graphics are courtesy of Intel GS40 UMA with both VGA and HDMI – and WiFi b / g / n is standard, you can also have Bluetooth while a 1.3 megapixel camera is standard.

Intel introduced the Intel processor, a mobile handheld device designed to empower people who have difficulty reading standard print. The reader converts printed text into digital text and then reads aloud to the user.

The reader based on an Intel Atom processor and comes with a high-resolution camera that allows users to point, shoot and hear the text printed. It measures in paperback.

The Intel Reader can help people aged 55 million in the United States who have dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities, or who have vision problems such as low vision or blindness, which makes the reading of words print difficult or impossible. [via itechnews]