http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/15/the-latest-on-the-100-laptop Comments for "The Latest on the $100 Laptop" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/15/the-latest-on-the-100-laptop <p style="padding: 5px; float: left;"><img src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/images/laptop100.img_assist_custom.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image img_assist_custom" width="130" height="150" /></p>Since it was <a href="/newsroom/2005/04/04/100-laptops-in-poor-countries" target="_blank">announced</a> in April of last year, MIT&#39;s <a href="/activitycapsule/1391" target="_blank">One Laptop per Child</a> initiative has received a great deal of media attention, as well as some healthy skepticism. Questions were raised about the $100 laptop on NextBillion <a href="/blogs/2005/12/01/reality-check-for-the-100-laptop" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="/blogs/2006/05/24/100-dollar-laptop-un-secretary-general-s-office-shouldn-t-be-used-for-exploiting-the-poor" target="_blank">here</a>. I hadn&#39;t heard much recently about the project until last week when WorldChanging&#39;s Ethan Zuckerman posted <a href="http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/004543.html" target="_blank">an excellent first-hand account</a> of his use of the latest prototype. <br /><br /><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/15/the-latest-on-the-100-laptop">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/15/the-latest-on-the-100-laptop#comment Education Telecommunications and IT Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:49:58 -0400 John Paul 2865 at http://www.nextbillion.net