Aww, now isn’t this cute? Intel showed off the new convertible version of its “kid-friendly” netbook, the Classmate PC, at CES 2009 today.

Along with a new touchscreen, the 8.9-inch netbook for students has a 180-degree swivel design and rotational camera. This funky little netbook, which will be sold alongside the existing Classmate PC, can fold up and is light enough for kids to carry around.

It is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 with 512MB of RAM and a 60GB hard drive. The OS of choice is Windows XP and the 4-cell battery can keep it running for four hours.

The Classmate PC will be sold on contracts to manufacturers across the world and Intel believes it can help increase the amount of students who have access to a PC or internet (just 5% out of 1.3 billion school-age children currently do).