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News: OLPC releases a farm version.
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 1st of January 2015 11:48:21 AM Filed underThe One Laptop Per Child project, still going strong in 2015, provides a new version of the nearly indestructable XO laptop which is specifically geared toward children in farming communities.
The XO Tablet is an Android tablet designed for children 3-12 years old that brings OLPC's expertise to both the educational . It features a 7-inch screen and over 150 applications.
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Feasibility of desktop on ARM cpu
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 23rd of June 2014 11:41:29 AM Filed underThinkpad X60 is old, Core Duo@1.8GHz, 2GB RAM notebook. But it is still pretty usable desktop machine, as long as Gnome2 is used, number of Chromium tabs does not grow "unreasonable", and development is not attempted there. But eats a bit too much power.
OLPC 1.75 is ARM v7@0.8GHz, .5GB RAM. According to my tests, it should be equivalent to Core Solo@0.43GHz. Would that make an usable desktop?
Related to: debootstrap, olpc, and gnome
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After OLPC, does IT in education have a future?
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 25th of March 2014 10:11:52 AM Filed underMuzomuhle is exactly the kind of school that must have been in Nicholas Negroponte's mind when he launched the One Laptop Per Child project in 2005. And it's also exactly the kind of place which probably explains why recently rumours started to swirl that the project was winding down.
OLPC still exists, according to vice president of business development Giulia D'Amico, and will focus on software development. It's potentially a smart move — tablet computers that cost less than $100 are commonplace now and in South Africa, at least, it's relatively easy to find a business that will donate a box of low-cost computers to underprivileged schools in order to meet its corporate social responsibility obligations.
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In 2013, however, the school took the bold step of going digital-only. All pupils — most of who are from the nearby townships — are now required to buy an Android tablet in order to study at Sunward.
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OLPC’s New $150 Android Tablet Is on Sale at Walmart
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 16th of July 2013 08:38:26 PM Filed under- Login or register to post comments
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OLPC XO-Tablet coming to Walmart July 16th (maybe)
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 9th of July 2013 09:00:03 PM Filed underliliputing.com: The One Laptop Per Child foundation set out with an ambitious goal about half a decade ago, to deliver a $100 laptop that could change the face of education in the developing world. That never quite happened, but the OLPC team is ready to launch something a bit different… a cheap Android tablet from Walmart.
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Dell ships XPS 13 laptop with Ubuntu
Submitted by srlinuxx on Thursday 29th of November 2012 08:14:17 PM Filed under- Dell ships lightweight XPS 13 laptop with Ubuntu
- Dell releases powerful, well-supported Linux Ultrabook
- HP Pavilion dm1-4310e: Swapping Windows 8 for Linux
- OLPC cancels XO-3 tablet, downplays need for new hardware
- Linux in Lilliput
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Deathwatch: One Laptop Per Child
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 23rd of October 2012 11:06:31 PM Filed underreadwrite.com: One Laptop Per Child puts computers in the hands of the world's most vulnerable children to help educate them out of poverty. It's a noble cause championed by our brightest minds - but it doesn't seem to work.
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OLPC's next XO generation to get new touchscreen
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 1st of August 2012 09:12:03 AM Filed underh-online.com: Educational initiative OLPC (One Laptop per Child), which attracted headlines in 2005 for its $100 laptop has announced the first details of its next generation of devices. The XO-4 Touch will use touchscreen technology from the Swedish company Neonode.
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The Inside Story of India’s $50 Computer Tablet
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 9th of January 2012 02:55:41 AM Filed under- Login or register to post comments
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OLPC XO-3 Tablet To Be Shown At CES
Submitted by srlinuxx on Saturday 7th of January 2012 07:24:44 AM Filed under- Login or register to post comments
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