Posts Tagged ‘ One Laptop Per Child ’

Do $200 Blogging Laptops Make OLPC Obsolete?

Jan 8th, 2009 | By | Category: Commentary, General, Microblogging

Check out this $200 blogging netbook from Freescale: Created in concert with Pegatron, the reference design features the i.MX515 processor, Canonical’s Ubuntu operating system, a new power management IC from Freescale, the SGTL5000 ultra low-power audio codec and Adobe Flash Lit software, Adobe’s Flash Player for mobile phones and devices. Integrating an ARM Cortex-A8 core [...]



OLPC Users Get Video Sharing Site

Sep 6th, 2008 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Internet TV, Video

Video sharing site Dailymotion has announced a partnership with the One Laptop Per Child Foundation to let OLPC XO computer users share videos online. Beneath its toylike exterior, the XO is an advanced device with a rotating screen, dual laptop-tablet modes, a regular color display for photos and videos and a high-contrast black-and-white mode for [...]



24-Hour Podcast Marathon To Raise Money For One Laptop Per Child

Dec 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcasting Events, Streaming Video

Todd Cochrane, the host of the Geek News Central Podcast, is hosting a live, interactive event that will last 24 hours. During the 24-hour Podcast Marathon, Todd will stream live from his Hawaii-based studio on Ustream.TV and will have interactive talk via TalkShoe.com. The marathon gets underway at 11am EST on Friday. Guests are going [...]



Google Intros Our Stories – One Podcast Per Child

Dec 8th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Networks, Podcasting Services

Google has announced a new project, Our Stories, to help people share the stories of their lives, no matter where they live or how their stories unfold. The project brings together the efforts of Google, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and UNICEF. Google is providing the infrastructure to let people around the world create and [...]