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more about #onelaptopperchild Gary_7vn: Spray painting the actual chain rings might have been a bit much. more » Gary_7vn: This will come in really handy after WWIII. Not so much after WWIV. more » Markarian: I'm really not surprised. The concept shown above is the kind of product a Chinese megafacturer could sell at $400 wholesale. There's no way it would ... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: So, what happens when those kids finds out about porn? HUGE HULK legs, that's what... more » Electp33: Actually, we have GPRS in most major cities here in Afghanistan through at least 3 providers, so a tethered cell phone would get them 15kbps download ... more » Bertone77: These guys need the help of a good engineer. From what I can see it seems like they are only stepping down a small bit to increase the rotation of t... more » appletoad: is running iPhone OS 4.0 beta: OLPC would like to welcome its latest addition to the engineering team, "The Professor" Roy Hinkley, M.A., B.S., Ph.D! His assistant Gilligan is seen... more » PotteryBarnClearanceSale: 26K. Right. Another stupid idea by the OLPC folks who couldn't handle selling and building them in the first place. more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: I should microwave some shit and put googly eyes on it. Apparently, it pays well. more » The Lab: The ideal outcome of this experiment would be lithium ion battery detonation that mains / kills the artist. This guy is unreal annoying. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Oh well, one less laptop per child then.. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: It's not a slug. It's a creature. more » Someone horked my name at engadget: Bizarre.....to think that somewhere out in the world......there is a 1 ton microwaving robot..... named The AMIR 9000 more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Did he take the Homer Simpson course on Computer Repair/Sculpture? more » Skid-Vicious: Scary??? It's kind of cute. more » anexanhume: Perfect, just what I'm looking for. I hope he answers my question! "I'm curious what OS this has installed? I'm renovating my spaceship and need a ne... more » EpiphyteCorp.: $26,001?!?!?! This thing better be at least a J22 on the condom scale. more » Software_Goddess: This guy should be committed. The song at the end of the video made me want to hide. more » Anonymoose: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, ALIEN PENIS more » fuchikoma: ugh, no... I prefer Ubuntu on an SDHC card on my XO. Sugar's interface isn't just different... it's backward and insufficient. more » -
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Rest In Peace, Ridiculous Dual-Screen OLPC XO-2
It has always been an unspoken fear—or assumption, even—that the dual-touchscreen followup to the original OLPC, the XO-2, would never come to pass. But we let the dream live! Until today: the XO-2 is officially scrapped. More » -
#olpc
Pedal-Powered OLPC Tested in Afghanistan: Free Power (and Killer Calves) For All
OLPC's Give One Get One initiative has delivered around 11,000 XO-1 laptops to Afghanistan schools alone. But power is a problem when you get off the grid, so the team there has had to think outside the box. More » -
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Microwaved OLPC Gets Molded Into a Scary Sushi Slug
Kenny Irwin is an artist with a strange medium—microwaved plastic. His latest creation started out as an OLPC, but ended up looking like a slug made out of sushi. Did I mention that you could actually own this thing? More » -
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India Buys 250,000 OLPC Laptops After Own $10 Laptop Project Didn't Quite Work Out
In a bit of an about-face, India has placed a huge order for 250,000 OLPC XO laptops for their schools. This is a huge victory for the OLPC project. More » -
#olpc
OLPC to Ditch Old Friend AMD for ARM-Based Processors
Despite being an original sponsor of the OLPC project, AMD processors will not be used in the upcoming XO-2 touchscreen netbook. Instead, in an interesting move, ARM chips will take on the computing load. More » -
#olpc
Negroponte Open Sources OLPC Hardware Design, Invites Copy-Cats
The embattled OLPC program, already reeling from job cuts and salary decreases, is making one final attempt to stay afloat: Open source everything and hope enough companies copy the design to make it profitable. More » -
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Negroponte Halves OLPC Staff, Phases Out Sugar Linux to Focus on Dual-Screen XO
Today, Ars Technica picked up a blip from Nicholas Negroponte, who informed readers of his intention to cut half the staff and reduce pay of the rest, and emphasizing the shift to hardware. More » -
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#yokoonosjudgment
John Lennon Digitally Reanimated for Unsettling OLPC Ad
The OLPC Foundation's last advertising effort was close to perfect, with a strong message and affecting imagery. Their latest? A creepy, boomer-manipulating, possibly effective oddity. More » -
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OLPC Ad Goes For the Jugular With Child Laborers, Child Prostitutes, Child Warriors
I like this move: The OLPC team, tired of their message being co-opted by geeks worrying about what operating system to install, have raised the stakes in a new web video. More » -
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One Velociraptor Per Child
I know I'd want a velociraptor more than a funny-lookin' little computer. Other things per child we'd like to give kids in developing countries: More »
