http://blog.famundo.com/articles/2007/02/13/one-laptop-per-child-updat en-us 40 <p><a href=http://www.laptop.org/><img src="http://blog.famundo.com/files/olpc.gif" ></a></p> <p>According to <a href=http://news.com.com/Eight+nations+set+to+get+%24150+laptops/2100-1044_3-6158664.html?tag=fd_nbs_ent&#38;tag=nl.e703>this</a> article at News.com, eight nations are set to receive $150 laptops as part of the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project starting this month.</p> <blockquote> <p>From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world&#8217;s poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month&#8212;reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with classmates online.</p> </blockquote> <p>Though only 2,500 will be delivered this month, it is a prelude mass production scheduled to begin in July, when 5 million will be built. The project&#8217;s operators also expect the prices to drop by next year to $100 per laptop.</p> <p>Click <a href=http://www.laptop.org/vision/index.shtml>here</a> to learn more about the <span class="caps">OLPC</span> Project.</p> Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:52:00 -0500 urn:uuid:c27e0c5f-8fb8-41ad-abd9-cb8538bb1a47 richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) http://blog.famundo.com/articles/2007/02/13/one-laptop-per-child-updat Technology