Microwaving an OLPC Laptop
Here is a pretty cruel video of a dude who microwaves an OLPC laptop.
The melted laptop is then converted into a ‘piece of art’.
It is now on sale for a price tag of $26,001.
80% of the funds would be sent to the OLPC project.
Just check out the video… [...]
Ivan Krstic joins Apple from OLPC Project
The OLPC Project is not known for the security technologies used on their XO Laptops. But they have helped Apple find an impressive developer.
The Mac maker has hired Ivan Krstic who was previously the security architect for the One Laptop Per Child project.
He was the creator of [...]
250,000 XO laptops coming to India!
India has finally given up on their own cheap laptop initiative.
The Indian government has apparently placed an order for 250,000 XO laptops for distribution amongst school going children.
This huge order is also likely to help the OLPC project which has been struggling in the recent times due to lack [...]
OLPC XO-1 laptop now powered with Via technology
One Laptop Per Child project has announced that they are now using Via’s C7-M processor on their updated edition of XO laptop.
The company has replaced an AMD processor for this Via chip in their XO-1 laptop.
OLPC said that this processor from Via operate at clock speeds of [...]
OLPC Project in trouble? Job cuts announced
One Laptop Per Child Foundation has announced that they are cutting some jobs in the operations which are aimed at providing cheap computing solutions to school going kids in developing nations.
OLPC’s Nicholas Negroponte said in a statement that they are cutting half its staff, or about 30 jobs.
They [...]
OLPC is back on sale on Amazon
If you wanted to get your hands on the much talked about XO Laptop, this is your chance.
One Laptop Per Child has relaunched their Give One Get One promotion through Amazon web stores.
This offer enables the user to pay for two laptops. He gets one of the two units. [...]
XO Laptop second generation could be out in 2010
Matt Keller, OLPC’s director of Europe, Middle East and Africa has said that they hope to launch the second generation XO Laptop in the market by 2010.
The foundation had revealed their plans for this second generation model earlier this year. They are aiming to include two touchscreens.
Keller [...]
OLPC XO Laptop to be sold through Amazon
The One Laptop Per Child Foundation is planning to sell their XO laptop through Amazon this holiday season.
The people behind the project hinted that this sale would be similar to the one held last year.
Customers would be paying for two units but would receive one. The other unit [...]
One Laptop per Child arrives in India
The One Laptop per Child is all set to arrive in India through a partnership with Reliance ADA Group.
The project is aimed to provide cheap computing devices to students going to school to help them in their education.
Incidentally, the Indian government had rejected the project’s proposal so they have [...]
Intel to supply 500,000 Classmate PCs to Portugal
Intel has announced that they have received a major order for their Classmate PCs from the Portugal government.
The microprocessor company would be supplying as many as 500,000 computers based on the Classmate PC design.
With this, the US based company has almost matched the orders received by the OLPC [...]
