OLPC's XO-1 gets its first "unboxing"
By Paul Miller 
posted Nov 15th 2006 4:16PM
posted Nov 15th 2006 4:16PM
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LOL! PS buttons: X, Square, Circle, Triangle.
why does it have Playstation buttons?
so all the kiddies think its a ps3
I can't believe one actually exists.
I want one...is that wrong?
Sony gon' sueeeee them!
Why does it have a webcam?
They really should sell this to consumers, make a killing, I wan't one!
hahaha
that guy who pwnded up the PS3 "unboxing" must be happy
Wow, it even looks cheap and childish.
Hmmmm, I wonder why they used AbiWord and not OpenOffice.org. AbiWord is cool but I prefer OpenOffice
I think Abiword is a lot more light-weight than OO.o
i was looking at the other features...and it looks like it has a webcam. Anyone know where it is on this thing? i can't find it...
I don't know exactly, but i think its inconveniently on the right side, meaning you have to kinda lean that way when you are using it. Its just a guess, cause you can see a small black dot on top (microphone probably) and then the web cam next to it. If that isn't what it is, then don't reply making fun of me... its just a guess.
How long until someone has Doom running on it? I mean it's gonna happen sooner or later.
I would buy one of these for $300-- it would be worth that to me-- and it would mean a margin which could buy a second one for somebody else. It's like some lime 6rd gen Fisher-Price iBook... gimme gimme... er, sell to me, sell to me!
I want to see somebody rig this for the LifeStraw-- I'd pay a lot for one for camping ane emergencies, but they're not for sale. Why not sell me three but only let me _get_ one? I'd happily buy them for other people elsewhere who _need_ them.
Quite honestly, I think it'd be a great idea to sell them in the first world nations for ~$300, with the heavily emphasized "perk" that the money you are spending buys you the laptop, and it provides another one FREE for a child in a developing nation.
I'd buy one, and I have no use for one.
buying one for $300 and then sponsoring 1 more for a child in the 3rd world even though u have no use of it at all is a very kind gesture and all, but if u actually don't need/want it why not just donate $300 and sponsor THREE poor children instead?
thats a briliant idea, these things would have so many uses because lets face it, unless you are planning on running modern FPS then this is going to be more than capable of handling it. For $300 i would be happy to buy one just to see what i could hack it into and with the warm happy feeling of giving a 3rd world child a free one, why not.
The only problem i can see with this is how is the child selected? i can see these ending up in government offices modified to draw up battle plans.
This idea has been going on for a while and it really is a solid thought. Although i'm not from a 1st rate nation i'd buy one.
didn't leapfrog make this thing years ago!
Yeah, I think they'd rather have food.
BetaMax------failure
UMD disk-----failure
UMPC---------failure
OLPC XO-1----failure
Is that an enormous trackpad?
huh "cheap and childish"
so expensive and complicated would be better qualities in a laptop for children?
Big Ed @ Nov 15th 2006 6:53PM
Yeah, I think they'd rather have food.
Geeze, does every ignorant fool think that all people who live in a 3rd world country do not have food? Of course some don't, but the majority are fine, they are just not as technically advanced as first world countries.
great theory - terrible execution - why does it have so many moving parts? is necessary to have a swivel screen - reducing these extra features would reduce cost and add to durability...
Is my mind making up stories again, or do I recall Ebay getting the rights to sell these in the form of a Buy 3/Get 1 deal?
A little reassurance of my sanity:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/20/negroponte-announces-olpc-for-ebay-shows-off-pull-string/
Ebay to sell these for $450 with a $350 tax deduction
I want one! I want one!
Do you guys know if this computer will be for sale in stores? I think that this can be a big hit and that would help to bring down the price faster.
Jeez, when is the third world gonna realize that if they EVER plan to join the iPod toting masses, they're seriously going to have to get rid of those massive screen bezels. Worse than teh Zune.
What's with the Playstation buttons on the right of the screen?
Wow, looks really neat. I'm sure if they released this for retail as a laptop geared towards children the U.S., Canada, Japan, UK, and most of Europe would eat these things up. They would become the new hot item and with a about a $300 price point it would be a perfect Christmas gift, I'd buy one for my sisters.
I want one for my daughter so she can step bugging me about wanting to go online.
: I'd buy one -- but I'm wondering what exactly a child in a developing
nation would use one for? But I'd buy one for 300 if they got one
free I might even buy 2 if I know that they're gonna be used in these
countries -- like I'm just wondering...I haven't really looked into
this to much so call me blind on this subject, but to me they need food more than they need flashy electronic devices
Jeebus. This is not for nations without food. It's for DEVELOPING areas, where the basics like food and shelter are already there, but education is NOT (or poorly done). This is for education.
Yeah, first thing I noticed was the PlayStation buttons. One question: why?
1st... will the child have a plug to run the PC? (live in a hut)
2ed... what about the web.. they have to pay for that too.
3ed... FOOD.. If you dont know this there is more than enough food on this whole planet for everyone!.. Its just not distributed well enough.
4th... send some to N Korea so the Koreans can see the outside world!!
"1st... will the child have a plug to run the PC? (live in a hut)"
Self-powerd by some kind of pull string thingy.
"2ed... what about the web.. they have to pay for that too."
Supposedly, they can network together. (the internet is over-rated anyway)
"1st... will the child have a plug to run the PC? (live in a hut)
2ed... what about the web.. they have to pay for that too.
3ed... FOOD.. If you dont know this there is more than enough food on this whole planet for everyone!.. Its just not distributed well enough.
4th... send some to N Korea so the Koreans can see the outside world!!"
1: It has a pull-cord that can be used to provide power
2: Computers have uses beyond surfing the intertron. They can use it for like... spreadsheets or something. Also, it has some sort of wireless mesh-networking, that lets them all connect together to become a sort of internet unto themselves, or something.
3: Now, I'm no scientologist, but as I understand it, you can't just switch the computer manufacturing plants of the world from "computer mode" to "food mode".
4: Right, because seeing goatse is really going to inspire them to NOT drop the bomb.
For anyone asking 'why this or that', or saying the 3rd world needs food not this, watch Nick's presentation from TED 2006. It exaplains alot, though not so much the food thing but if you watch some of the other relevant talks, or just think about it, you'll realise that yes the laptop doesn't immediately improve quality of life but it does dramatically increase future prospects for children and countries in question by producing a better educated population more capable of driving their country forward.
http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=n_negroponte
Looks great -- can't wait for this thing to actually do what it needs to do. I kinda want one for myself, considering that I'm on the road touring with bands. And if me paying a little bit more enables children all over the world to get one and improve their educational environment, even better.
I like this thing! LINUX!!Another perk is the picture with the guy in the grey hoodie is kinda cute and he have nice lips :P EHHEM yea sell OLPC to us and 3rd world countries!
I am so glad to see this great idea finally coming close to fruition. Another viable idea is utilizing the many 'antiquated' laptops currently being landfilled. If you have ideas for how these old laptops could be set up for developing countries, e.g. good software (OO vs abiWord, Puppy Linux vs Ubuntu, etc.), needed hardware, hardware considerations, sources, etc, check out:
http://www.appropedia.org/index.php?title=Low_cost_computer_guide
O yes i wont one!
price sales baby :)
1st thing kids will do: download emulators and roms, fold up screen, and play using the handy game buttons... :-)