Friends and colleagues in Uruguay are invited to attend a presentation of the Plan Ceibal book (on OLPC) tomorrow at 7pm in Montevideo:
"Life is not a multiple choice test,
it's an open-book essay examination."
-Alan Blinder
Posts Tagged ‘ OLPC ’
Uruguay reacts to Plan Ceibal book pre-launch
9/10/2009
Roberto Balaguer notes that a book we are collaborating on has captured the attention of the president of Uruguay: The website of the Presidency of the Republic [of Uruguay] takes the news. On Tuesday, in connection with the [Montevideo International] Book Fair, we held the pre-presentation of the book on Ceibal Plan and the OLPC [...]
One probabilistic computer per child
3/12/2009
OLPC may see a new competitor enter the market. Utilizing a new microprocessor technology that embraces probabilistic logic computing rather than traditional boolean logic computing, a team at Rice University is designing a digital, touchscreen, LED slate for deployment in developing countries. Probabilistic computing permits devices to provide correct answers most of the time rather [...]
Forget the $100 laptop … China brings the $98 laptop!
9/10/2008
From the Tech Video Blog: HiVision makes the worlds cheapest Linux laptop at $98 using a new cheaper MIPS based processor (perhaps the Longsoon or the Ingenic), WiFi, 1GB flash storage, it runs Linux, has 3 USB ports, Ethernet, SDHC card reader, audio in and out, voice-chat, skype, multi-tabbed Firefox browser support and Abiword for [...]
OLPC XO-2: The shape of things to come?
5/28/2008
At the OLPC’s Global Country Workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts last week, Nicholas Negroponte revealed mockups of the next generation One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) device: XO-2. The dual touch screen design can be used as either a laptop, a book, or a tablet. Since it relies on the touch screens to provide key entry, it [...]
Another m-learning hopeful comes to the U.S.
4/9/2008
Another OLPC competitor has entered the U.S. market. This time, Hewlett Packard Co. is releasing a lightweight “Mini-Note” line of notebook computers. Each unit weighs less than 3 pounds with a screen that measures 8.9 inches diagonally. A Linux-based model is available for under $500. According to an AP article, the devices are not being [...]
m-Learning comes to the U.S.
4/2/2008
NPR reports that the One Laptop Per Child project will provide computers for kids in Birmingham, Alabama. The report highlights a key challenge of the project: Can a slow computer have an impact in a high-speed society? Maybe not. Meanwhile, Nokia quietly announced the WiMAX edition of the N810 Internet Tablet. As noted here previously, [...]
Give one. Get one. (OLPC, that is)
11/12/2007
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) “Give One Get One” program is now open in the United States and Canada until November 26. During this time, you can donate the revolutionary XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution. [...]
One month with the Nokia N800
10/24/2007
Last month, I wrote on my latest handheld acquisition: the Nokia N800. I wrote a little on my initial experiences, and pondered its use in education. Now that I’ve had this for a month, it’s time for an update. Unlike most electronics produced by Nokia, the N800 is not a phone. It is an Internet [...]
OLPC’s potential for revolution
10/6/2007
An element missing from media coverage of the One Laptop per Child XO is the ramifications of using mesh networking. This scheme allows for data to be passed through individual machines acting as nodes, where data hops from machine-to-machine until its destination on the network –or on a foreign network is reached. This allows for [...]
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