This actually sounds like quite an interesting development. Starting November 12, you’ll be able to buy an OLPC laptop which includes one donated to someone else. The price is $399 and they start selling next month.
Cybernet News is reporting the specs are as follows…
- 433MHz Processor
- 256MB RAM
- 1GB Flash storage (serves as your hard drive)
- 7.5†display (1200 x 900 resolution)
- Dual touchpad supports written-input mode
- Integrated 802.11b/g (2.4GHz) interface; 802.11s (Mesh) networking supported
- Integrated color vision camera (640×480 resolution at 30FPS)
- Three USB 2.0 ports
- About 3.5lbs
For more see the Cybernet article, the original source of Engadget, or the OLPC homepage.
This is so cool.
I want one. (Or should I say “two?”)
I’m not an educator by any means but I do believe knowledge can give any individual the power to reshape their community and better their condition. I’ve thought a lot about Nicholas Negroponte’s vision behind OLPC and found that providing children with access to unlimited knowledge seems to be a logical step towards ending poverty and the negative effects of the digital divide.
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