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GAAZ
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 Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject: $100 Laptop |
I love the crank idea myself.
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Hundred-Dollar Laptop Finally Unveiled
Friday, November 18, 2005
TUNIS, Tunisia — A cheap laptop boasting wireless network access and a hand-crank to provide electricity are expected to start shipping in February or March to help extend technology to school-aged children worldwide.
The machines are to sell for $100, slightly less than its cost. The aim is to have governments or donors buy them and give full ownership to the children.
"These robust, versatile machines will enable children to become more active in their own learning," U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told reporters.
Annan and more than 16,000 people from 176 countries were attending the three-day U.N. World Summit on the Information Society, in its second day Thursday.
Although discussions about persisting U.S. control over the Internet's addressing system have consumed much of summit, its original aim was to find ways to extend communications technologies to the world's poorest — through projects like the $100 laptop.
MIT Media Lab chairman Nicholas Negroponte, who unveiled the textbook-sized laptop on Wednesday, said he expects to sell 1 million of them to Brazil, Thailand, Egypt and Nigeria.
Negroponte did not say who would build the machine, which will cost $110 to make, but at least five are considering bids to do so. He said a commercial version may be available at a higher price to subsidize machines provided to children.
The laptop will run on an open-source operating system, such as Linux, which is generally cheaper than proprietary systems such as Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, said Negroponte.
The devices will be lime green in color, with a yellow hand crank, to make them appealing to children and to fend off potential thieves.
Also at the summit, Microsoft unveiled a new network of learning centers in Tunisia to train people to be teachers in technology. Jean-Phillippe Courtois, president of Microsoft International, said the company would replicate the centers elsewhere as part of its outreach efforts.
Addressing delegates on Thursday, Pakistani diplomat Masood Khan said increasing access to communications can help improve relations between regions and religions.
"Information is not just an economic tool," Kahn told delegates in the main hall. "We need its infinite power to combat the rising tide of prejudice and hatred."
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:19 am Post subject: |
Oh yeah. I was going to post about this, but forgot. X)!
I think this is awesome. We can finally have a computer in every household =) |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:12 am Post subject: |
i...seem..to..b..e..h..a.v.ing..troubl..e.(turns crank a few times)
O.K. I like this idea I think the cranking technology should be applied to everything! |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:23 am Post subject: |
My biggest qualm is that it is spear-headed by the UN and Kofi Annan.
With Kofi leading it after stealing billions from the "Oil for food" scandal I can only guess how much he expects to make on these lil' guys. |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:21 am Post subject: |
wow kinda cool idea but not backed by the best people *cough*kofi*cough*
I also think that they should use a solar panel so the power doesn't fail if you don't crank it in time |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:54 pm Post subject: |
dude thats awsome only 100$ dollers for a laptop dude SWEET  |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:53 am Post subject: |
I could care less....if it works it works
sounds great
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:54 am Post subject: |
lol... crank... type.. crank.. type... crank.. type... crank... crank... crank. *grrr crank broke.. No more typage.
I want to know how they are going to work selling a $110 laptop for $100 and eat the cost of that. That just doesn't seem like a good business practice at all.
Anyone ever seen "The first Million" <-- i believe thats the title. Where they make a $99 computer  it was friggen sweet. Anyhow.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject: |
Well, Microsoft lost $100 for every X-box they sold.
But they got it back in games and hardware.
Not sure how the $100 laptop is going to make-up the difference...Oh wait, I know...The UN will complain about Americans being greedy then U2 will do a concert that doesn't help pay any debt just makes people aware that the US is greedy and unwilling to give Africans computers so then the US will cough up a couple billion to help the poor people of Africa. |
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