We’ve gone through it time and time again: One of the most formidable problems e-readers need to overcome is the expensive and primitive issue of e-ink. But Mary Lou Jepsen, of OLPC fame, has a new display that just might make the e-reader a viable, desirable, and even inexpensive gadget.
The hippies philanthropists at OLPC are overhauling the guts of their XO-1 with the aim of keeping the portable’s battery life while increasing its capabilities.
Much like the next gen OLPC design, Asus’ dual panel laptop ditches its keyboard for a second screen.
The embattled OLPC program, already reeling from job cuts and salary decreases, is making one final attempt to stay afloat: Open source everything and hope enough companies copy the design to make it profitable.
After the aggressively lame “unveiling” we were all subjected to yesterday, details have finally emerged about the $US10 Sakshat “laptop.” It’s not a laptop! Or much of anything, really.
While we thought that we’d see some incredible unveiling of the India’s $US10 but really $US20 but really $US10 laptop, their public announcement today was a complete waste of time and hype.
India’s long-gestating $10 dollar laptop (that’ll actually be $20) with 2GB of RAM will supposedly be revealed tomorrow. We hear it’ll be made of paper, ground fairies and unicorn blood. [Times of India via FastCompany]
Today, Ars Technica picked up a blip from Nicholas Negroponte, who informed readers of his intention to cut half the staff and reduce pay of the rest, and emphasising the shift to hardware.
The OLPC Foundation’s last advertising effort was close to perfect, with a strong message and affecting imagery. Their latest? A creepy, boomer-manipulating, possibly effective oddity.
I like this move: The OLPC folks, tired of their message being co-opted by geeks worrying about what operating system to install, have raised the stakes in a new web video.
