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"OLPC unveils slimline tablet PC"

"OLPCFoundation - November 15, 2008 - Zimi's story, recorded for One Laptop per Child in South Africa. The impact of OLPC on education and one child's life. "

Discussion of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project, examining the challenges that face the project and asking whether equipping every child with a laptop really is the solution to poverty. Nicely balanced, unlike many articles on the OLPC.

"The One Laptop per Child non-profit develops a low-cost laptop-the "XO Laptop"-to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and software tools and content designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. "

"Mission Statement: To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future."

New York Times review of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) machine (aka $100 laptop). Contains good details on the design and specifications. An older article (2007) but still a worthy look at one of the biggest and most famous projects of this type. Includes a video where David Pogue demonstrations throwing water over the machine and dropping it from 4ft (students always like that bit :D)

OLPCFoundation - March 29, 2010 - A new video from the Kasiisi Project in Uganda.