http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1391 Comments for "One Child, One Laptop" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1391 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> One Laptop per Child<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-image-32"><br /> <img alt="One Child, One Laptop" src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/100LaptopLogo.jpg" /><br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://laptop.media.mit.edu" TARGET="_blank">http://laptop.media.mit.edu</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit association in partnership with MIT Media Labs, aims to provide low-cost laptops to children in poor communities around the world. Their sub-$100 laptop design, developed at MIT Media Labs, incorporates innovative technology with an emphasis on durability. In addition to Wi-Fi and peer-to-peer capabilities, the Linux-based laptop is encased in rubber and fitted with a hand crank power source for use in areas where access to electricity is limited.<br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1391">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1391#comment BOP Technology Activity Consumer Products Activity Telecommunications and IT Activity Active Consumer Non-profit Activity Private Investment Funded University Funded Asia Pacific Latin America Sub-Saharan Africa Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:00:13 -0500 _DTE Intern 1391 at http://www.nextbillion.net