http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 24th 2007 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
]]>Jul 23rd 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 24th 2007 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 24th 2007 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/I don't know if it actually works, but it's the idea. Besides that, they don't half to look good; their main selling point is the cheapness.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
Also, while the laptop looks great when placed in a dust-free environment, such as a glass-monter or design-pictures, it doesn't when it is in daily use in an african outdoor-environment.

I once bought a hard-plastic-folder in a light blue transparent color to use at school, it looked great the first two weeks, but then it started to decay, get scratches and stains and all the stuff things get when they're moved around a lot. Due to the light-blue color, everything dirty around it got really obvious, and the folder turned from nice and fresh to disgusting.

I didn't want to make the same mistake next semester, so I bought a black folder. I treated it the very same way, and it probably became just as scratchy and stained, but the difference was that the black color didn't make it _look_ as disgusting as the light-blue color did...

]]>Jul 24th 2007 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 24th 2007 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 24th 2007 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
and I agree with hawko...the color just sucks
]]>Jul 23rd 2007 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Not with their swordability, oh heavens!

Maybe _personal responsibility_ is something they can ALSO teach with these machines??

Naaah.

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http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11520/]]>Jul 23rd 2007 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/]]>Jul 25th 2007 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/They connect to the net via a central connection at the school (which is configured and serviced by OLPC's team) and each XO contributes to the mesh network weather or not the CPU is running.
Many of you are failing to recognize some of the simple and elegant innovations being demonstrated in these machines. From the low power consumption, to the full sunlight readable display, to the mesh network and the revolutionary UI this machine should turn the industry on it's head. Combining some these features in a more expensive platform might just make steve jobs look like bill gates
Before posting, try reading so you have some idea what your talking about.]]>Jul 31st 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
But people need to stfu about this green is icky bs. It's not designed for you. You have the luxury of picking out any dull black or candy blue or wtf color fits you're superior individualism. This is a life changing tool that could have monumental positive effects world wide. The people who will benefit most from this aren't browsing what looks cool at a fking best buy.
unbefkinglievable.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 23rd 2007 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
Don't belive me, check ebay, people sell these things on a daily basis for about $250 each.
I actually bought one... and they're great for most stuff, just not gaming, but I don't think that is what these other OLPCs are made for either.]]>Jul 24th 2007 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
I'd like to take comments like "these are stupid you can get a used p4 for less/the same" in stride, because they are obviously uneducated and the person making them obviously knows little to nothing about what the OLPC really is.

The problem isn't just having to sift past these stupid space wasting remarks. It's confusing the public at large as to whether or not this is worth supporting. It's easy to convince people of something that they really don't understand (computers/3rd world needs). I've been shocked to find so many people think this whole thing is purely economics. They think this whole group should just stock up on black friday or break a deal with dell. They don't understand these laptops are designed specifically for 3rd world situations/people.

I'm not going to bother listing what makes this different than your shoddy compaq and the OLPC. If you had any interest you would clearly know more than you do.
For those who are interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$100_laptop http://laptop.org/laptop/]]>Jul 24th 2007 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
Even the $100 price is too much, and now they seem like the care far more about the cash aspect than actually helping developing contries.

And once again, your entire reply stated absolutely nothing.]]>Jul 24th 2007 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Did you read anything on this product, or do any back-ground check of your own?

Here, let me summarize to you, because your browser clearly cannot handle URLs...

1) Power efficiency. The OLPC design is rated for an average power usage (depending on modes) from 0.2watts, to 2.0 watts (from what I can find 2.0 watts is the absolute maximum). Comparatively, other laptops use power from a range of 10 watts to 45+ watts, I imagine the gaming laptops probably exceed 45 watts. On a full charge, it is estimated to have a battery life of 10 hours, or more, depending on what you do.

2) Smart design. The entire operating system and suite of applications is designed pretty much from the ground up. The User Interface and features of the Operating System are oriented for educational purposes, making things efficient, convenient, and informative. The Operating System can handle multi-tasking, but not as much as conventional computers; considering this, the system is writen to focus primarily on the task at hand, shutting down different aspects of the computer that are not relevant to the task. Additionally, the permissions on the system is designed similarly (if not identical, I am unsure) to that of the GNU/Linux environment, in which different applications have different permissions on a sort of user-level permission system.

3) Mesh networking, and then some. The method for connection between the OLPC and other OLPCs is unique in that it is a Mesh network, similar to an ad-hoc network, but a lot more dynamic. You are able to view approximations of where other OLPCs are in relations to you, see devices on the "network", as well as conveniently place other objects on this network, such as documents, and various other aspects. Additionally, internet access flows through the mesh network. If even one member of the mesh network has internet access, so does everyone else. OLPCs anonymously route network traffic between other OLPCs, even if the system is offline.

4) Friendly and durable design. While green may not be the best color at first glance, there are things you might not consider. As outlined in the description (at the URL your browser cannot handle) of the monitor, human eyes respond the most to the color green, thus it is friendlier to young-adults and children. Additionally, the design has many durable aspects, sealed keyboards, sturdy casing, rubber padding on the edges, and minimalistic designs so as to avoid snags and other encumberances.

5) You can develop for it. The developers of the OLPCs are making it so that, should they choose to, users of the OLPCs can expand on it. They can install new software, attach external devices, even develop software on it, perhaps to modify the UI, or update applications, etc. Imagine users in the third world country, adding to the GNU/OS/etc development world? That would be a sight.


These are just the major reasons the OLPC is an awesome project, if you look furhter I know you will find more. So, before you start criticising something you really do not know what youre talking about, perhaps you should look into something that can benefit so many, while costing so little.]]>Sep 11th 2007 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/IMO a few pcs per classroom (FPPC?) would be a better plan, or using thin cleints to keep hardware costs down? Maybe ex-business machines or old unwanted home pcs running optimised linux?]]>Jul 24th 2007 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/Jul 24th 2007 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/
Considering VIA is coming out with a $200 subnotebook in the next year, $350+ for this Fisher Price toy is just a bad idea. Is helping kids in Africa surf the Web with one of these a good enough incentive to shell out that much for one of your own?]]>Aug 2nd 2007 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/olpc-xo-may-be-on-sale-by-christmas-for-350/- opportunity for kids to share learning at night or at school - wifi that shares on village or region internet connection
- they do not have the infrastructure, wireless does not need it, these places have the option to skip a few infrastructure steps
- endless applications for economy, or chances to start one
- one way to play catch-up with the rest of the world, sort-of
- there have been cases where kids in villages invented their own math comparable with "developed world" theories. can you imagine what can happen with untapped human intellect if given a laptop?]]>Aug 6th 2007 12:55PM