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Photos: Meet the OLPC's $75 laptop

May 22, 2008 4:25am PDT

The One Laptop per Child project shows off its laptop of the future. The XO-2, it says, will be dirt cheap, easier to tote, and also an e-book.Even with the price of what used to be known as the...

Videos

CES 2008: OLPC XO Laptop

January 18, 2008 1:59pm PST

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's XO Laptop may cost a bit more than the originally planned price of $100, but it still offers a very, kid-friendly computing experience. TechRepublic's...

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Do netbooks make sense for corporate users?

October 30, 2008 10:12pm PDT

Last year, word of Asus's forthcoming Eee PC and the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop had most techies pining for a mini notebook. More companies are making them now, but does that mean they are...

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Windows XP comes to the OLPC

May 16, 2008 4:04am PDT

After years of dispute and half-hearted discussions, the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) organization have come full circle and will be putting Microsoft's Windows operating system onto its XO laptop....

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Electronic Arts to donate SimCity to the OLPC project

November 11, 2007 11:55pm PST

Electronic Arts plans to donate the original version of the popular SimCity computer game to the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project for inclusion on the XO laptop.

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Photos: The $100 laptop prototype

November 17, 2006 6:24am PST

The One Laptop per Child project debuts its first prototype of the $100 laptop for school children in developing nations.

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Intel quits OLPC

January 7, 2008 11:58pm PST

Intel has quit One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) amidst accusations of it playing dirty, despite supposedly being on the same team.

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Public can now purchase an XO Laptop, with a catch

September 24, 2007 11:18am PDT

You must have read about the OLPC, or One Laptop Per Child project. An ambitious project to bring computers into the world of developing nation's children, the resulting machine is slated to...

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Gallery: OLPC 3.0 - under $100 laptop

December 23, 2009 4:53am PST

One Laptop per Child (OLPC) outlined its future roadmap, including plans for the XO 3.0, a device "well below $100" that utilizes a design that mimics a piece of paper.

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Articles

OLPC giveaway program hits Oz

November 24, 2008 5:29pm PST

The Australian subsidiary of the non-profit One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation is about to commence a "Give 1, Get 1" program on November 30 that deliver the machines to both geeks and...

Videos

Intel chairman pursues passions

August 21, 2008 12:54pm PDT

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das speaks with Craig Barrett at the Intel Developer Forum about his quest to introduce technology as a means of advancing education in developing nations. Barrett gives...

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Near-Production One Laptop Per Child

March 8, 2007 10:10am PST

The images in this library were taken during a press conference held by AMD in March 2007. They show a near-production ready One Laptop Per Child unit that contains AMD's Geode microprocessor.

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Discussion Threads

(MIT's latest think tank (photos))

March 9, 2010 11:23am PST

(MIT's latest think tank (photos)) article root One Child Per Laptop? The caption for image #7 says, "...Negroponte left to pursue his $100 computer initiative with the One Child Per Laptop...

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Software

XO - The Learning Revolution 1.0 (Mobile)

June 12, 2010 12:00am PDT

This application is a library of advocacy videos for the One Laptop per Child Foundation. One Laptop per Child's mission is to create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by...

Provided by: One Laptop per Child, Europe Foundation

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(Photos: Nigerian students power up their laptops)

April 14, 2007 12:45pm PDT

(Photos: Nigerian students power up their laptops) article root Nigerian students power up their laptops Having once lived in Nigeria for a number of years, I am happy to see the One Laptop per...

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The OLPC all closed up (with handle). (Near-Production One Laptop Per Child )

March 13, 2007 1:42pm PDT

The OLPC all closed up (with handle). (Near-Production One Laptop Per Child ) article root What is the wire? What is the wire sticking out of the side? It looks like a power adapter cable. Not...

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Keep your customer informed

July 16, 2007 1:33pm PDT

One of the most tragic stories from the Titanic disaster (and there were many) involves the Allison family: Hudson J.C. Allison, his wife Bess and their young children, Loraine and Trevor....

White Papers

Straight Talking - Software for the Other 5 Billion

October 24, 2008 12:00am PDT

Although there are well over six billion people on the planet, just a little over one billion have access to computers or the internet. Given those one billion already provide big profits for tech...

Provided by: Quocirca

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Measurements in OLPC Mesh Networks

May 7, 2009 12:00am PDT

The ease of deployment and the self configurable aspect of wireless mesh networks has generated lot of interest in them during the recent years. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project uses mesh...

Provided by: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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Some of our favorite 13-inch laptops (photos)

January 28, 2011 3:00pm PST

Many of our reader questions have been about 13-inch laptops, which is notable as a 13-inch laptop is the largest size we'd consider carrying around several days per week, and also the smallest...