Gizmodo
We reported last month that the $100 laptop was going to be a reality, but now Taiwanese company Quanta has made a deal to manufacture these One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) computers, designed by MIT Media Labs. Quanta, which also manufactures systems for companies such as HP, Apple, Dell, Gateway, Sony, IBM, Sharp and Fujitsu, has promised "to devote substantial engineering resources to the OLPC project during the first half of 2006 with the goal of bringing the OLPC system to market by the end of 2006." Based on Linux, these laptops feature a 500 MHz processor, a screen capable of displaying both full color and high-contrast black and white, 128MB of RAM and 512MB of flash memory, four USB ports, wireless broadband and will be able to operate on wind-up power.
Quanta to Make $100 OLPC Laptop [designtechnica]
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So now we're going to get email scams not only from nigeria, but from the rest of the 3rd world too. Giving the 3rd world laptops will do nothing to increase their standard of living.
LMAO I never thought of that!! I love those emails... Mr Sir, I would very much if you are pleased to be sending you a check for $5000 if you will kindly just take $3000 for you time and give to my assistant in the US $2000 cash. Please send all your personal information in haste. Truely in Kindness, Third World Joe
I believe this product is an attempt to indoctrinate the third world in the idea of using hand-cranked technology. Once all the oil's gone, that's what we'll have to resort to--and guess who they're going to get to operate the crank?
Good point, Spankenstein. When the natural resources run out, the only people on the internet will be those darn kids with the hand-crank laptops. Geez.. I guess I better order one.
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