ok well,actually myspace showed this to me,i have heard rumors about this,it is a program to supplies laptops to poor kids in poor countries that cant afford even textbooks.This laptop has all the normal stuff,if i manly for the internet,it can view,photos,videos,play music,you can use a word program and much more.This laptop also has no moving parts,no fan,hard drive,and it comes with an amazing power source...anything!!!You get a crank,a foot pedal,or a pull cord to charge,you can also buy a solar charger if needed.It has a new type of batteries that has no toxic metals,did i mention it only weighs 3 pounds? And if you were to buy this laptop in America,one is shipped to you,and one is also shipped to a person or kid in another country at no charge(no its not an advertisement).I personally think this is one of the best things we can do to help other countries.

myspace page(with vid)
http://www.myspace.com/olpc

actual page with specs/features and what not:
http://laptop.org/laptop/

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Dec 19, 2007 - 1:19 AM

i was watching this on 60 minutes... i think its a great idea... especially this day in age... but the one thing i hate are teh criticiizers.... that hate the total idea of helping the poor areas with a better and much faster way of education...

some of them are saying we are depriving them of actual textbook reading... that reading from a computer is going to let the depend on tech...which i think some people are just not into the whole future tech helping our world thing

This post has been edited by lx130: Dec 19, 2007 - 2:47 AM

our whole world is gonna be tech soon...lol

it's a great idea and they have a good foundation.... The costs are rising though and they're falling very short of their price goals. We researched these guys a lot in my business and entrepreneurship class this past semester. The idea is great though and I really hope they succeed!

wow this looks pretty cool. i wish i had a computer when i was younger. i didnt have a functioning, usable computer till 10th grade.

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on my last year of high school, I was teaching my friend how to cook so he can let me use his PC. , I have to say that I'm doing better with PCs than he's doing at the kitchen. lol


I purchased one of those laptops, the one they sent me I wrapped it, and it's gonna my my 3 years old cousin's christmas gift. The cost is 399.99 for 2 ( you get one and donate one ) you can claim the cost of the one you get on your taxes ( US$200.00 ) so, you basically only spend US$200.00 in the end.

thats not bad for 2 laptops...

what do they need a laptop with wireless capibilities for if there is no wireless routers there?

there will be soon..

i really dont believe that, us is still using 56k as primary isp... but than again... us is considered cavemen in the technology world