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Pics of $100 laptop production prototype. [Possible JPGs]
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete/se...7594143224765/
I thought this was pretty neat. They're kinda reminiscent of the old clamshell iBooks.
The horns on the top of the display are directional WiFi entennas.
The laptop specs:
12.1" Screen
500MHz processor
512MB Flash Memory/Storage (no HDD)
Optional hand crank
Linux OS
They're having a promotion for government employees. If you buy one at 3x the cost ($300), they'll donate 2 to the kids for free at their deployment areas.
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The horns are odd, but for $100 not bad.
I also like that guys wannabe MacBook Pro.
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Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo
The horns are odd, but for $100 not bad.
I also like that guys wannabe MacBook Pro.
Nice...
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Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo
The horns are odd, but for $100 not bad.
I think it's a good idea to cover the ports. Those bad boys have to be able to take a lot of abuse.
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So what are the details on the guts of these things?
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Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo
So what are the details on the guts of these things?
From an interview on C|Net with Negroponte:
The design calls for a laptop with 500 MHz processor, 1GB memory, four USB ports and a dual-mode display usable in full-color or in black-and-white, sunlight-readable mode. Power will be provided either via conventional electric current, batteries, or via a windup crank attached to the side of the notebook for usage in remote regions without a power grid. The systems will be WiFi-enabled and able to connect via cellular networks, as well as including built-in mesh networking allowing multiple machines to share a single internet connection. Negroponte is working with MIT and five companies (Google, AMD, News Corp., Red Hat and BrightStar) to develop an ambitious 5 to 15 million test systems within the year, to be purchased at $100 a pop by governments in Brazil, China, Thailand, Egypt and South Africa and distributed for free to students. They're also now considering licensing the design for third parties to commercialize, with revenue cycling back into the One Laptop Per Child project.
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