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GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 29 May 07 - Cached

- Lynn Dee on 29 May 07
  
  Ways to save energy and be more kind to the environment when it comes to your computer.
  
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Green Computer with Biodegradable Peripherals - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

Imagine this: you buy a new computer monitor, take your old one and just bury it in the garden. 3 years later the monitor has biodegraded and your prized tomatoes are growing better than ever
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  I'm impressed, I haven't heard of this before now. Sounds like a lofty but cool idea.
  
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World Simulation Ideas - 95 views

I think it would be great to add more natural disasters, along with trying to bring out the slave trade, I think we could make the slave trade more part of the game. Also I think it would be great ...

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started by Mike Wesch on 18 May 07 37 follow-ups, last by kgarland on 29 May 07

The Fonly Institute: Problems with the $100 laptop - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

Despite the fact that neither the children, their schools nor their parents will have anything to say in the creation of the design, large orders of multi-million units are planned.
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  Have they asked the people who are getting these computers what they want, maybe they would have some new ideas that woudl make the computer keyed more to what they want and need rather than to match them to the upper middles class.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Have they asked the people who are getting these computers what they want, maybe they would have some new ideas that woudl make the computer keyed more to what they want and need rather than to match them to the upper middles class.</div>
  
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It would seem apparent that serious social research must be done to determine family, village and societal attitudes before proceeding with a program like OLPC.
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India's renaissance: The $100 computer | CNET News.com - 0 views

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competition news novatium olpc

shared by Seiji Ikeda on 28 May 07 - Cached

Seiji Ikeda on 28 May 07

Antoehr article on novatium versus olpc.

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MIT World » : The Hundred Dollar Laptop-Computing for Developing Nations - 0 views

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shared by Brandon Fox on 28 May 07 - Cached

Negroponte has begun to line up millions of orders from Brazil, Thailand, Egypt, China and South Africa.
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  I think we need these in the States as well. There are children here too who dont have computers and might benifit from them.
  
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Brandon Fox on 28 May 07

MIT explains how OLPC will improve developing nations

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Geoterra Home - 0 views

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game green

shared by Lynn Dee on 15 May 07 - Cached

Lynn Dee on 15 May 07

Computer game of energy and water efficientcy.

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WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: How Much E-W... - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

Computer hardware can include plastics made with dioxin
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When these materials get into the water supply, they can lead to birth defects and worse.
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  We could just be causing new problems
  
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A few years ago, the question would end there: we would have to decide whether we want portable electronics or zero harmful waste.
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bioplastics, which use plants to create a replacement for inorganic plastics, and organic polymer electronics,
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
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GreenerChoices.org | Electronics Reuse & Recycling Center - 0 views

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shared by Chelcie on 28 May 07 - Cached

Chelcie on 28 May 07

This websites pupose is to inform users that you can actually recycle many electronic devices like cell phones, computers, and TV. You should actually recycle them because a lot of these devices contain toxic materials like lead, cadmium, and mercury which could lead to even larger environmental hazards.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This websites pupose is to inform users that you can actually recycle many electronic devices like cell phones, computers, and TV. You should actually recycle them because a lot of these devices contain toxic materials like lead, cadmium, and mercury which could lead to even larger environmental hazards.</div>

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XO-1 (laptop) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

OLPC is funded by a number of sponsor organizations, including AMD, Brightstar Corporation, eBay, Google, Marvell, News Corporation, SES Global, Nortel Networks, and Red Hat. Each company has donated two million dollars.[6]
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  If more companies were generous like this, think of what we could accomplish without the restraint of money.
  
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The laptops will be sold to governments, to be distributed through the ministries of education willing to adopt the policy of “one laptop per child”
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ndia has rejected the initiative
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Human power is planned, allowing operation far from commercial sources of power.
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All of the software on the laptop will be free and open source.[30]
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IOL Technology - Rural Thai students to get R700 laptops - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

distribute them free to rural primary school children.
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The computer comes with a wireless Internet connection and webcam despite its low cost, and is thought capable of withstanding wear and tear in the kingdom's rural regions.
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  do they have wireless networks already? is that goign to be free to the school as well?
  
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Silicon Valley Sleuth: One Laptop per Child demo (video) - 0 views

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demo ksuanth olpc video

shared by Justin Heldenbrand on 29 May 07 - Cached

Justin Heldenbrand on 29 May 07

demo video of the olpc computer

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Does Intel fear $100 laptops? - Apr. 27, 2007 - 0 views

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competition ksuanth olpc

shared by Justin Heldenbrand on 29 May 07 - Cached

Justin Heldenbrand on 29 May 07

CNN article about olpc and the competition for cheap computing

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YouTube - CLASSMATE DE INTEL(1). Campaña Un Computador por Niño, Chile - 0 views

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computer global olpc

shared by Mike Wesch on 24 May 07 - Cached

YouTube - Impact of Technology on Microfinance - 0 views

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microcredit poverty

shared by Aaron Scott on 27 May 07 - Cached

Aaron Scott on 27 May 07

Short video on how technology will affect/improve the potential of microfinance. He talks about how they tried a village computing center, but also how they (Grameen Bank) are working on using mobile phones that will allow borrowers to access bank accounts, and connect to customers to improve business transactions, and many other things.

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YouTube - Pepper 3.1 Running on the OLPC - 0 views

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movies olpc pepper video

shared by Seiji Ikeda on 28 May 07 - Cached

Seiji Ikeda on 28 May 07

Pepper Computer, Inc. recently got their Pepper 3.1 software on the OLPC. So, now it can run movies.

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High Security for $100 Laptop - 0 views

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ksuanth olpc security

shared by Justin Heldenbrand on 28 May 07 - Cached

Brandon Fox on 28 May 07

The $100 laptop shows rezilance to internet corruption with impressive security

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Justin Heldenbrand on 29 May 07

explanation of security features for olpc computers

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Design for the Other 90%: One Laptop per Child - 0 views

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shared by Brandon Fox on 28 May 07 - Cached

Brandon Fox on 28 May 07

The design of a laptop computer designed as an educational tool to bring learning, information, and communication to children in developing countries.

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Technology News: Notebooks: OLPC Orders Reach One Million Milestone - 0 views

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shared by Brandon Fox on 28 May 07 - Cached

Brandon Fox on 28 May 07

OLCP gets computers to one million children in developing nations

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MIT Media Lab & $100 Laptop - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

revolutionize how we educate the world's children
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  This is our goal, to help educate the world. This computer can help for those that want it. They can now have access to the world and all the knowledge they want.
  
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GreenBiz.com - 0 views

Green Computer with Biodegradable Peripherals - 0 views

World Simulation Ideas - 95 views

The Fonly Institute: Problems with the $100 laptop - 0 views

India's renaissance: The $100 computer | CNET News.com - 0 views

MIT World » : The Hundred Dollar Laptop-Computing for Developing Nations - 0 views

Geoterra Home - 0 views

WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: How Much E-W... - 0 views

GreenerChoices.org | Electronics Reuse & Recycling Center - 0 views

XO-1 (laptop) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

IOL Technology - Rural Thai students to get R700 laptops - 0 views

Silicon Valley Sleuth: One Laptop per Child demo (video) - 0 views

Does Intel fear $100 laptops? - Apr. 27, 2007 - 0 views

YouTube - CLASSMATE DE INTEL(1). Campaña Un Computador por Niño, Chile - 0 views

YouTube - Impact of Technology on Microfinance - 0 views

YouTube - Pepper 3.1 Running on the OLPC - 0 views

High Security for $100 Laptop - 0 views

Design for the Other 90%: One Laptop per Child - 0 views

Technology News: Notebooks: OLPC Orders Reach One Million Milestone - 0 views

MIT Media Lab & $100 Laptop - 0 views

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