AMD Personal Internet Communicator is no more

AMD Personal Internet Communicator is no more

Microprocessor Company AMD has confirmed that they are cancelling their Personal Internet Communicator project.

AMD had launched this project with their vision of a low cost computer targeted at the developing world.

The Personal Internet Communicator device was first launched in 2004 as part of the company’s 50×15 project. The aim was to bring Internet access to half the world’s population by 2015.

The device was launched at a price of $185 and used AMD’s Geode processors. However, it was not a success and never helped AMD improve its bottom line.

The company has now confirmed that they are no longer pursuing this device’s development in a statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week.

However, the company is still engaged in a similar project named One Laptop Per Child started by MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte.