OLPC radios get FCC approval

Based on recent FCC documents, it would appear that Quanta, manufacturer of Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC, has just received approval on the system's WiFi radio, which means that the 802.11b/g component of the humanitarian-laptop-project is now signed, sealed, and delivered (at least in the eyes of one semi-prominent US agency). This is an interesting development because it opens a door for the child-themed edutainment and communication machine to not just hit developing countries, but also land in places a little closer to home -- and despite recent rumblings that have been both contrary and concurrent, if the sub-$200 laptop does make its way toward America, it seems likely that the symbolic Sugar OS will be intact.

[Mike @ Jul 10th 2007 11:41AM]

Someone needs enough money to just buy the RIAA and put control in the hands of the artists who simply want their music heard. Artists don't make squat from album sales... the record labels do. Artists make their living by touring.

[Matt @ Jul 10th 2007 11:50AM]

Hi, welcome to the wrong post.

[Mike @ Jul 10th 2007 12:25PM]

Thank you, captain obvious. :)

I realized that after confirming and there's no edit/delete. Oh well...

[TVGenius @ Jul 10th 2007 12:38PM]

They really should add a "I blew it" button.

[bac522 @ Jul 10th 2007 1:23PM]

Not necessarily. It'd be silly to think the RIAA isn't already trying to figure out how to get money out of these third world kids using an OLPC.

[Mile @ Jul 10th 2007 11:31AM]

It will be nice for those kids to be able to use their OLPC at their third-world Starbucks. I mean, as long as they already have a T-Mobile account.

[Mile @ Jul 10th 2007 2:38PM]

I should have a higher rating because my first post is really the only one on topic!

[Paris K @ Jul 10th 2007 4:57PM]

Yeah, but we all laughed at Mike's post which makes it better.