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Children’s Machine For One Hundred Pounds
September 24, 2007 7:37 am
The much heralded one laptop for every child vision will soon be realised, but not for the first touted $100 dollars per unit. Early signs indicate that a more realistic price will be 100 pounds.
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Original post by ManishK
Intel-OLPC tussle ends
July 14, 2007 11:50 amThe time is not far when our children will carry laptops to their schools instead of carrying hefty bags packed with books, thanks to The One Laptop Per Child Project that can really make it happen.
Now, the latest update unveils that to promote the project and by ignoring previous differences, Intel has finally made his mind to take a seat amid OLPC Board of Directors. Intel will also grant some funds to the project and in conjunction with OLPC, it will also help the project to explore apposite technology and educational content.
Differences Aroused:
The difference aroused when OLPC
??s braintrust Nicholas Negroponte went at CBS’s 60 Minutes in May to talk about OLPC
??s aims and objectives and to introduce its XO laptop, he blamed Intel for cruel patronage by saying that Intel should be ashamed of itself for proposing their Classmate PC, the PC due to which company suffered heavy losses. Now, […]
Original post by ManishK
