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January 10, 2007
One Laptop Per Child initiative closer to reality
I've been watching this project with interest for some time.
[image from the linuxtoday.com website]
Yesterday, the first beta versions were revealed and this article from "Linux Today" has great coverage.
Although I'm very supportive of the project, two negative things struck me. First, the charging solution for the device is a "yo-yo" design. 10 minutes of yo-yoing for 30 minutes of light-processing (i.e. web browsing text pages). That's a lot of yo-yo-ing.
Second, this quote makes me wonder how connected to reality Bletsas is when it comes to what kids want:
"You have to look at this through the needs of a child [in the developing world]. A child doesn't want to play the latest video games. he wants to be able to read a book."
Huh? Developing world or not, I garauntee kids are going to want to play games on that thing. And the mesh network described in the article raises some interesting possiblities.
Other than that, it's a very exciting project with some really interesting solutions to tough technology/useablity problems.
If you're into gaming, serious gaming, and more importantly, improving the human condition, check out the article.
Posted by SunSword at January 10, 2007 03:45 PM
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