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Daily Tech: The Second Gen XO Laptop to Be Open Source
- Pics of OLPC's new XO laptop have been spotted in the wild, and it has just been announced that it will be completely open source. — CrunchGear
- Find out what Nintendo's biggest selling Wii games were from April 1, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2008, with Wii Sports topping the list.
John Lennon OLPC Ad: Love It or Leave It?
I love John Lennon and what he stood for; I love OLPCs and what they stand for. Combining them in an OLPC commercial is not a completely misguided move, but the execution is a bit off. If it's not the impersonator doing a cheesy Lennon accent, then it's the lazy way they connected the man and the movement.
Daily Tech: New OLPC Ad Strikes a Chord This Holiday Season
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- OLPC has just come out with a new ad which sheds light on the importance of getting laptops like the XO to children in developing countries. — Gizmodo
- A new finger scanner, which was developed by two students at a Chinese university, detects high blood-alcohol levels. — Wired
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Wishing You a Thanksgiving Filled With Gratitude
Sometimes I get so wrapped up with the latest and greatest gadgets that I tend to lose sight of how truly blessed I am. Today is a day of reflection and introspection where we can set aside our egos and hectic lifestyles and pause to express our gratitude. For those of you who are in the US, I hope you are able to share this festive day with special friends and close family.
Daily Tech: OLPC's XO Laptop Is Coming to Amazon This November
- Starting this November, the charitable "give one, get one" OLPC program will kick off on Amazon, with one laptop going to a child in a developing country. — CrunchGear
- Check out this video for the insane true story behind the birth of the Internet. — Valleywag
- Do you or know someone who owns a Sony VAIO TZ laptop?
The OLPC XO Gets Equipped With Windows XP
Just when I hardly hear anything for months about the One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft decides to team up with OLPC to add Windows XP to the XO laptops. Machines running Windows will be available by August or September, with some machines available as early as next month. XO laptop users will also have the ability to host both Windows and Linux operating systems on their machines.
The OLPC XO Laptop: In The Eyes of a Nine Year Old
If you're still wondering what the heck the One Laptop Per Child
project is, I highly recommend watching David Pogue's insightful video about the XO laptop. Or you can check out the video below which features a nine-year-old boy giving his enthusiastic review of the bright green and white innovative laptop. Let's just hope that this machine teaches him about more countries other than Nigeria and Peru.
One Laptop Per Child Posts Shipping Info
With the One Laptop Per Child project underway, people who participated in OLPC's Give One, Get One program are anxiously awaiting their XO laptops. Engadget has just announced that expected shipment dates are now available on the OLPC website. According to the site, those who placed their order by November 12th will receive their machine before Christmas.
David Pogue Reviews the Amazing $100 Laptop
Back in March we discussed a new initiative called the One Laptop Per Child project which is aiming to provide low-cost OX laptops to children in developing nations. According to CNN Money, the OLPC already has around 7,000 machines in demonstration projects in about fifteen countries including Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, and Rwanda. We've heard alot about this project in the past few months, but now we actually get to see it in action thanks to New York Times technology columnist David Pogue.
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Masi Oka's Ad Appeals to One Laptop Per Child Donors
The One Laptop Per Child project, an effort to provide $100 computers to children in developing countries, has been in the works for some time, but a recent publicity campaign has catapulted the project into the mainstream. The OLPC has released an ad featuring Heroes star and former Geek of the Week Masi Oka. In it Masi implores the public to purchase and donate computers to children in need.
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