Comments on: New OLPC revealed: OLPC Dual Screen!

By: Cromm

Cromm — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:24:31 +0000

It seems so silly for them to try to upgrade an existing product that has failed to do what it originally promised. They’d have done better to keep working on the XO till it did what Nick said it would back in ‘06.

By: lol

lol — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:53:47 +0000

LOL

By: spannerman2

spannerman2 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:46:41 +0000

As long as it is does not have XP anywhere near it I’ll pay a premium for it and buy the poor kid one free.

By: noname

noname — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:14:00 +0000

They are using the program for collaborative research that will result to powerful computing machines in the future. One example is the high tech LCD technology which was commercialized by its inventor who later built a company with it. I learned that the LCD technology consumes less power but still shines bright even under direct sunlight.

By: MacNewsOnline.com

MacNewsOnline.com — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:56:46 +0000

OLPC is a very important initiative

By: dwalk51

dwalk51 — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:24:58 +0000

I agree with you and call major, big time bullshit on this. Their first ‘100′ dollar laptop probably could have been done, but even with that it doesn’t cost 100 dollars. Its more like $200 right?
So for them to claim that they are going to add two touchscreens, and use only a watt or power is SUCH utter bullshit.
Yeah it does seem more like a publicity stunt than a caring gesture towards 3rd world countries.

By: Cody B

Cody B — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:39:47 +0000

This thing is a divider away from becoming the greatest Battleship gaming rig ever!

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:30:42 +0000

Oh I’m with you, man. And after that thing last week where Negroponte basically said “this is about moving units,” well, we always knew this wasn’t a charity program.

However, it is often the case that good things happen in spite of AND because of projects like this. So although it is a vanity project and a lot of hardware manufacturers are trying to get lucrative government deals… if in the end a few kids get a good laptop that helps prepare them for the current century, than it was money better spent than on plenty OTHER vanity projects.

And there’s no such thing as too pessimistic in this world… :)

By: jj50

jj50 — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:24:31 +0000

“the idea that it will cost $75 in 2010 is laughable, but you have to admire the project’s ambition. ”

I know what you’re getting at, Devin, but there’s really not much admirable about this project. Nic Neg has proven himself a loudmouth cowboy better at pissing rich people off than helping poor ones, and the whole thing has been marred by delays, more delays, price increases, and “big vision” getting in the way of “useful ways of helping the world.”

These images look cool, but smack more of Vanity Project than Teaching Kids to Build Better Villages

Or maybe I’m too pessimistic.