ASUS announces new rugged Chromebook for education sector

Taipei June 7 (IANS) Taiwan-based technology major ASUS on Wednesday announced Chromebook Flip C213 a rugged Chrome OS-powered laptop designed primarily for the education sector.

The device for which the price is yet to be announced features 360 degree-flippable 11.6-inch touchscreen display and comes with more than 12 hours of battery life.

Flip C213 enables users to have a comprehensive range of Google apps and cloud services for the business and education sectors such as G Suite Google Classroom and the Google Cloud Platform the company said in a statement.

It also comes with 5MP rear camera for high-resolution photos and videos and an HD-front camera for video calls.

With Chrome device management organisations can configure Chrome OS features for their users allow or block apps and extensions as well as force-install apps.

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