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LAN tournament anyone? ]]>Oct 18th 2009 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
They can run Half Life, Quake 2, Command & Conquer, Falcon 4.0 and of course DOOM and DUKE NUKEM 3D.

And of course, they have network switches lying around...]]>Oct 18th 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
No he meant iBook G4]]>Oct 18th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
The peace sign you're talking about is extensively used by people from Eastern Asian nations that most simply simply tag as "Asians". They use that hand gesture like they'd be taxed if they don't...]]>Oct 18th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
In Portugal, the Prime Minister, José Sócrates, already did that last year, by delivering thousands of laptops called "Magalhães" to primary school students...]]>Oct 18th 2009 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
In Portugal, they delivered laptops called "Magalhães" to every primary school, not to every single student, which is what Uruguay did]]>Oct 18th 2009 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
Paraguay will be pissed when it sees it.]]>Oct 19th 2009 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Everyone knows what that means 'round here, the hand used is not important since what the gesture actually is showing is the face of the performer, as saying 'Hey, how cool I am'. It is funny cause is more often used ironically (the brag is often uncalled for, like when you suck dancing and say "I can do it like this because I'm so cool" implying that you already know you're a loser, but you don't give a damn)]]>Oct 18th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/ http://www.photography101.org/images/handframe.jpg

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This hand gesture is widely used in Uruguay and Argentina and it have a lot of meaning, for example "rescatate loco!".

ps :El bananero soy yo :-P
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Or we can just give a bunch of banks money for their bonuses, whatever.]]>Oct 18th 2009 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
American fingers are too chubby for laptop assembly.]]>Oct 18th 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
Processor has to be at least 2GHz and better than Pentium 4, 4GB RAM, GeForce processor over 9000 (oh no he did-unt), 1080p screen, hybrid HDTV tuner, Windows 7 Ultimate without any hitches, etc.]]>Oct 18th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
Instead of lambasting someone for having a problem with the spending and power of the Federal government, I'd try to look into their reasoning and learn some history.]]>Oct 18th 2009 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
It's merely a matter of priorities. Parents need to feel that a laptop for their child is more important the the big SUV, the latest cellphone, the big screen TV, and the latest clothes. And yes, I'm still talking about the poor. If you think the majority of what the government calls 'poor' in america are living hand to mouth, you need to get a taste of reality.

]]>Oct 18th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
You're saying we don't have socialized education already?

Last time I checked K-12 education was provided by the state]]>Oct 18th 2009 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 21st 2009 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
Even though it's a major logistical failure, I'm pretty sure Uruguay is FAR BEHIND Portugal.

Besides, the Intel Classmates are more powerful than that thing.]]>Oct 18th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
1. Battery power consumption is 10x lower than Intel Classmate.

2. Readable outdoors

3. WiFi Meshing means no hotspot problems for all pupils to share data and collaborate


OLPC has XO-1.5 coming out with a VIA processor that's probably about as "powerful" as the Intel netbooks yet still much cheaper and better overall.

Portugal did not get any Classmate laptops yet. OLPC has delivered more than 1.2 Million laptops for real and the Children are using them everyday.]]>Oct 18th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 19th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/Oct 18th 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/
After XO wanted to be the first sub-$100 laptop, and clocked in around $180, Some Indian group decided they would make a $10-12 laptop. Then, they hemmed and hawed a few times, re-estimated the costs up, and changed the actual hardware specs.

What the ended up with is a small desktop box costing around $70-80 that is a lot like the Geode reference designs AMD made. You need to plug it in, and bring your own keyboard, mouse, and monitor. How this would be useful for students who can't afford a computer to start with is beyond me. ]]>Oct 18th 2009 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-a-laptop-for-every-prima/I hope the authorities there wise up and provide the kids with actual hardware like the XO.]]>Oct 18th 2009 1:33PM