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More penny-wise, pound-foolishness

More penny-wise, pound-foolishnessMost?[B]Are we really going to ask our school children — many, if not most, of whom carry cell phones and iPods,[/B]I think you seriously underestimate the total number of kids who have access to none of that, pen and paper is a hardship, etc. You are right...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, laptop computer, OLPC XO-1

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

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News to know: Windows 7; Verizon; RightNow; Salesforce; Palm; HP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack' Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes Firefox to run...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., RightNow Technologies, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-09-09

The new Asus e-reader looks a lot like the OLPC XO 2.0

Dual touch screens? On-screen keyboards? Interestingly, this sounds an awful lot like OLPC 2.0, doesn't it? Since Asus whipped into the netbook market following in the XO's footsteps, that's hardly surprising. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: E-reader, ASUS, One Laptop Per Child Project, Keyboards, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Peripherals, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-08

ASUS low-cost touchscreen ebook expected by end of 2009

XO-2Two pages, and one can function as a touch keyboard? Boy, that sounds a lot like the olpc's plans for the XO-2.display?I wonder what the display technology will be. Epaper is prefered for ebooks because it uses far less power than standard laptop displays. But the article says it...

Tags: E-books, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, XO-2, e-book, ePaper, ASUS, touch screen

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

Netbooks with Nvidia's Ion wait on Windows 7

Try carrying a notebook in your jacket`s pocket.The main advantage of netbooks is portability. $549 - $599 for a netbook?HA!! What would be the point to buy one and not a notebook? I bought mine, the 8.9" Acer Aspire One, for $300.00. I thought they were supposed to get less...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

While I'm away...Kindlenomics and OLPC revisited

Since my wife is 6 months pregnant and my mom is visiting from Seattle, we've decided to take a night away while said mom watches the kids. As a result, you get one more repost. I'll be back tomorrow, recharged after a bed and breakfast getaway; it will...

Tags: Student, Hardware, Textbook, One Laptop Per Child Project, Kindle, Kindroid, XO 2.0, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPads

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPadsI'm waiting...Just wait... the rumors are out that there's an Apple touch pad similar to the CrunchPad...I am in no way saying the Apple branded Crunchpad will be better, have more features, or be any faster. I can say it'll probably have...

Tags: Notebooks, CrunchPad, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPads

I have to admit that I'm completely intrigued by the forthcoming CrunchPad, brainchild of TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington. I asked this weekend if it would be an Ed Tech game changer, and, quite frankly, I think this has the potential to be the biggest thing since the OLPC XO....

Tags: Netbook, One Laptop Per Child Project, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chief

Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chiefCould it be that Apple likes to change the game?As Harry mentions everyone benefits from Apple's crazy ideas...even if you hate Apple and never use any of their products, you will benefit by what they do. No one else seems to be willing to step outside...

Tags: Apple OSX, Apple Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?

South Carolina is looking to revive the dying OLPC brand by providing as many as 50,000 students with little PCs. According to OStatic, In order to receive a laptop, children need to give a small monetary donation -- the project coordinators say a dollar or two...

Tags: South Carolina, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-13

The XO-2 is going Embedded RISC? So will everyone else!

Yesterday,  OLPC project founder Nicholas Negroponte indicated that their next generation XO-2 will almost certainly eschew it's current x86-based design and move towards one that is based on the ARM, the most common embedded RISC architecture in the world. It's used in over a billion cell...

Tags: RISC, Mobile, Intel X86, Mobile Computing, CPU, One Laptop Per Child Project, Chip, XO-2, Diamondville, Chipsets, Advertising & Promotion, Processors, Semiconductors, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop?

OLPC chief Nicholas Negroponte is hinting that the OLPC project is leaning strongly toward dumping x86 processors in favor of lower-power Arm-based ones for the next-generation XO-2 laptops. There's one problem: At least as Arm and Windows currently exist, a full version of Windows is unlikely to load on an...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Arm, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-03-12

The 7" Eee is going away? That's OK

The 7" Eee really started it all for mainstream netbooks (if you don't count the OLPC XO) and it had some real appeal due to it's low price, very compact form factor, and incredibly light weight. All of these things made it attractive for the classroom, too, where little...

Tags: ASUS, Netbook, Prices, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Kindle 2.0: Give me a Classmate instead

I've always wanted a Kindle. I read all the time and I'm always in the middle of five or six different books, utterly irritating my wife with the books I leave strewn about the house. I can only carry so many in my cargo pants, too (although the...

Tags: Shade, Kindle, Wireless LANs, Keyboards, Tablets, Wi-Fi, E-books, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-02-10

More signs of OLPC woe?

A number of outlets highlighted the removal of OLPC's "Give a School" small donation program from its website, giving rise to further concerns about its long-term plans in small markets. The Give a School program allowed donors to provide up to 100 XO laptops for small-scale deployments that have...

Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-02-09

Is it possible to build a $20 laptop?

The unveiling of the $20 laptop-the result of a major project involving the government, universities and the private sector in India-so far hasn't done much to clear up the mystery surrounding the ultra-inexpensive notebook. All we really know about the device is that it will have a low-power chip (it...

Tags: Memory, Laptop Computer, Christopher Dawson, Government, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-02-03

Happy birthday to me: a $20 laptop?

It's my birthday today woot, so India is celebrating by debuting a prototype of their $20 laptop during a National Mission on Education launch in Tirupati. OK, so it's actually just coincidence that they're showing it on my birthday, but still, I figured it was worthy of a bit...

Tags: India, Manufacturing, Laptop Computer, Details, Indian Government, Government, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-02-02

News to know: Microsoft's killer instinct; Google's blunder; Palm OS; Windows 7;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Jason Perlow: Why Microsoft's Killer Instinct Must Return Ryan Naraine: Google flags entire Web as 'malware' Google blames 'human error' for search...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile, Operating System, Palm OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-02

OLPC XO 2.0 to follow Classmate model

In a wide-ranging interview with Xconomy, Nicholas Negroponte and Charles Kane OLPC president discussed future directions for the company after this month's major layoffs. The take-home messages? Last year's Give One Get One program was a dismal failure. With almost $20 million in marketing (most...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Manufacturing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-30

AMD Geode won't be in XO-2

Just a quick note this morning, that AMD will no longer be developing their Geode line of chips. This chip was the ultra-low voltage processor that powered the OLPC XO laptop and generally ran around 1W of power consumption (versus the 15W of other low-power alternatives offered by AMD)....

Tags: AMD Geode, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-27