It’s always nice when technology is used for the right purpose. Take for instance the 100$ notebook which have been exclusively designed for developing countries like China, India and Brazil. This new laptop has been unveiled recently by the Seven Countries Task Force and will be delivered by the One Laptop per Child organization. This NGO is counting on the governments of the developing countries and are hoping for huge orders.The main idea behind the 100$ laptop is to make every child no matter how deprived, familiar with computers. The machines are housed in durable rubber material include speakers and four-way controllers. Companies like Red Hat and AMD are also supporting the OLPC initiative.
OLPC was heard saying “To achieve this production run elected politicians in China, Brazil, India, Nigeria etc, we will need to put their reputations and political careers on the line and gamble millions of dollars from already over-stretched education budgets on an unproven, Beta Ver 1.0, non-standard technology being produced by an outfit with no prior track record. I don't really expect experienced politicians to do this."
The One Laptop per Child Project source
Sourced By T.P. Edited by Colbert Low
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