One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the global children’s educational non-profit born at the MIT Media Lab, and Nook Media, the device division of Barnes and Noble, announced a partnership that will pre-install a special variant of the Nook apps on OLPC's US-based XO tablet devices. These devices are part of OLPC's global initiative to put technology in the hands of young … [Read more...] about B&N Develops Innovative App for Non-Profit One Laptop Per Child
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Aakash Makes Way For OLPC In Some Schools In India
The Aakash project has been receiving a lot of attention ever since it was first unveiled. However, the ultra low cost tablet has come to be known more for all the wrong reason than previously estimated. The device was to be built between IIT Rajasthan and Datawind, a Canada based company. However, the first lot that were launched had problems like low battery life, a poor … [Read more...] about Aakash Makes Way For OLPC In Some Schools In India
OLPC XO-3.0 Tablet Can Run or Be Charged via Solar Power
There is some progress that has indeed been made in designing gadgets that are more and more energy efficient. One aspect of energy efficiency with portable devices is that it aids in mobility, though of course its also about being kind and responsible to Mother Nature. The latest release in the low power class of gadgets is going to come from OLPC. No other tablet device in … [Read more...] about OLPC XO-3.0 Tablet Can Run or Be Charged via Solar Power
OLPC XO 3.0 Tablet to be Formally Launched During CES
A tablet for all is what XO-3 has been trying to come up with for quite some time now though several CESs' later, we might be getting to see the final stuff during the upcoming edition of the premier tech show next week. For those who need a refresher on the XO-3 tablet, the device has a rugged body and has specially been designed for use in a rural to a semi urban setting. … [Read more...] about OLPC XO 3.0 Tablet to be Formally Launched During CES
OLPC’s XO-3 tablet set for 2012 debut
OLPC or One Laptop Per Child's dream of coming up with a super cheap (read $100) laptop may not have had the type of success that Nicholas Negroponte had dreamt of when he got started with the project but he definitely isn't giving up yet. However, the entire personal computing segment underwent a paradigm shift in the last one year or so with the advent of tablet PCs. … [Read more...] about OLPC’s XO-3 tablet set for 2012 debut
OLPC tablet delayed
One Laptop Per Child had promised us a working prototype of a tablet during CES slated to begin on Jan 6 next year. The tablet is supposed to cater to the requirements of the general public and was hailed as the first device that would mark OLPC's entry into the mainstream market. Unfortunately, the tablet is the latest to be hit by the delay bug. OLPC founder Nicholas … [Read more...] about OLPC tablet delayed
OLPC to develop a Tablet PC
The tablet PC segment is booming right now which is reason enough to take the plunge into what can be termed as the fastest growing computer scene at present. And the latest to test the waters in this hotly contested segment is the non profit organization 'One Laptop Per Child' that had set out to develop a low cost rugged laptop to cater to the requirements of students in the … [Read more...] about OLPC to develop a Tablet PC
OLPC XO-3 tablet to be built on Marvell Moby tablet platform
OLPC’s take on computing systems targeted at developing nations have forced many to re-think their notion of designing computers. After having tasted success with their ‘One Laptop Per Child’ project, OLPC has now turned their attention to test waters in the fast emerging Tablet PC segment. And for this, they have entered into a partnership with Marvell to develop a Tablet PC … [Read more...] about OLPC XO-3 tablet to be built on Marvell Moby tablet platform