Friday, January 05, 2007

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
Today I had the wonderful opportunity to try out one of the first 600 prototypes of the OLPC, the infamous 100$ laptop for children in third world countries. 300 have been destroyed for stress testing them (no kidding!) and the other 300 have been given to some select people around the world. Includes built in mesh networking. The 200dpi LCD is switchable between black/white and color, readable even in direct sunlight, uses only 2 Watts of power, which gives 12 hours of battery life and includes a green 12V power adapter with 1.5A. A VGA camera, USB ports and a touchpad are included, too. The proposed waterproof version was scrapped for now, as it would have risen the price of the unit by 15$.

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