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<rss xmlns:ps="http://trailfire.com" version="2.0"><channel><title>"OLPC - One Laptop Per Child" by rowanrook</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/trails/45595</link><category>rowanrook/trails</category><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>One Laptop Per Child -- XO Giving</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/153328</link><description><![CDATA[The OLPC Project aims to put low-cost laptops in the hands of low-income children in developing nations. Features include: wireless, ad-hoc networking, ruggedized construction, self-generated power supply, Linux-based operating system, built-in webcam. This page promotes an offer to buy one for delivery to yourself, and send one free to a child in a developing nation.]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:41:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:153328</guid></item><item><title>Laptop with a mission widens its audience | CNET News.com</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/157965</link><description><![CDATA[New laptop that&#39;s spillproof, rainproof, dustproof and drop-proof. It&#39;s fanless, it&#39;s silent and it weighs 3.2 pounds. One battery charge will power six hours of heavy activity, or 24 hours of reading. The laptop has a built-in video camera, microphone, memory-card slot, graphics tablet, gamepad controllers and a screen that rotates into a tablet configuration.]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:39:58 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:157965</guid></item><item><title>Lessons to Learn from the OLPC: Geek.com / Mobile</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/157967</link><description><![CDATA[The <A HREF="http://www.laptop.org/" TARGET="_blank">One Laptop Per Child</A> (OLPC) project is by no means a success yet, but its development has taught us a great deal about mobile design and what people want from a laptop. Their XO-1 notebook was not developed with the American consumer in mind- it is intended for children in developing countries- but any time that this much effort is put into designing a laptop (especially one this small and inexpensive) it is going to have an impact on the industry.]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:56:12 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:157967</guid></item><item><title>Software and interface</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/175891</link><description><![CDATA[An interactive guide to the preloaded software included on the OLPC. Click an icon for a description of the program.]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:33:49 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:175891</guid></item><item><title>Sali&amp;#039;s Journal: The OLPC XO Goes to Africa - Laptop News by LAPTOP Magazine</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/175899</link><description><![CDATA[LAPTOP Magazine <A HREF="http://laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-We-Gave-1-Got-1-to-Africa.htm">gave One Laptop Per Child&#39;s XO computer</A> to Salimata (Sali) Fandjalan, a former Web producer at laptopmag.com. In August of 2007, Sali moved from New York City back to her home country of Mali. While living in the United States she followed One Laptop Per Child&#39;s initiative closely and was eager to get her hands on an XO and show it to the kids of her country. The following are excerpts from Sali&#39;s journal, which she wrote while testing the XO in Guinea. On Friday, we will have excerpts detailing Sali&#39;s experiences using the XO in Mali.]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:44:51 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:175899</guid></item><item><title>Hands-On with One Laptop Per Child&amp;#039;s XO Laptop - LAPTOP Magazine</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/175900</link><description></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:47:08 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:175900</guid></item><item><title>One Laptop Per Child (New Version), Reviewed by 12-Year-Old</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/175901</link><description><![CDATA[<H2><A TITLE="Permanent Link: One Laptop Per Child (New Version), Reviewed by 12-Year-Old" HREF="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1206">One Laptop Per Child (New Version), Reviewed by 12-Year-Old</A></H2><SMALL>September 26th, 2007 by SG</SMALL><DIV CLASS="entry"><P><I>[Today we welcome back SG, a twelve-year-old who <A HREF="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1187">previously reviewed</A> the B2 version of the One Laptop Per Child computer. SG had a chance to examine the latest (B4) version of the OLPC machine and write a new review. As before, the review is unedited, just as SG wrote it. — Ed]</I></P></DIV>]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:48:45 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:175901</guid></item><item><title>OLPC XO vs. Asus Eee PC 701 - LAPTOP Magazine</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/183443</link><description><![CDATA[<DIV CLASS="hl"><SPAN ID="nointelliTXT">OLPC XO vs. Asus Eee PC 701</SPAN></DIV><DIV CLASS="b1"><SPAN ID="nointelliTXT">Two highly touted, kid-friendly, low-priced laptops slug it out to become king of the ultraportables.</SPAN><DIV CLASS="b1" ID="PreviewHeader"><SPAN ID="nointelliTXT">Battle of the UMPCs</SPAN></DIV><DIV CLASS="bar"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/images/common/bar.gif" BORDER="" HEIGHT="3" WIDTH="500"></DIV><TABLE BORDER="" CELLPADDING="" CELLSPACING="4" WIDTH="496"><TBODY><TR VALIGN="top"><TD></TR><TR VALIGN="top"><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=1"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/efcceo4sg4jauo7cupgi7q5ulavyfpzxhoec23nfflzcpn7gththpvbwln5q2bkrvmwiu7x5ubqwaf/lowcostlaptopdesignt.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=1">Design</A></TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=2"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/eztk2rm4g74m7dz3lifkhvqnu42dc74q77fyvcqtdpq4zjdwjrbxlfk4pmzwdrrfx7jcos7gcrvsaa/lowcostlaptopintrfacet.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=2">User Interface</A></TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=3"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/e5crghvvovcrjetmoicetttn7sezfkkqg2kzetk6uv67weogd5a2qqp7omcb3sevpqegqd4hmvnx7d/lowcostlaptoplrngcrvt.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=3">Learning Curve</A></TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=4"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/eceolooicfd2uotf2g2zu2xq4ezc3nyjjwiwjqalm42qoklm7uea4amca54c7zqssnqcxyb7hqydri/lowcostlaptopappst.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=4">Applications</A></TD></TR><TR VALIGN="top"><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=5"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/eqov2aduvyqsgvqx5sxyx2vmh5lmuqjmdp7ntaiunvyhptydofopdvyxpwtitrunbdzqse2ssdw7xj/lowcostlaptopcnctvtyt.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=5">Connectivity</A></TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=6"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/e6ollezq7qahnzod7npopo3jr6vuizyrtpjsef7ijdkp2au3rc7bmvfzm56fnj47tdcgwuygtuxush/lowcostlaptopperft.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=6">Specs and Performance</A></TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=7"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/ebg2yrcuyggo3byhszda3ft32fmykodzbgtvy3klpys5d4urrvpqxf26nhmrfiopl4vdc7rjuxlpyc/lowcostlaptoppricet.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=7">Pricing</A></TD><TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="120"><DIV ID="thumbLG"><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=8"><IMG SRC="http://www.laptopmag.com/NR/rdonlyres/erapsjcdsblz4o5ldbuw4el5h2myyjf7jxsi2ulsavvazmlnyonrxrixetr77tdgrydve2xinlnrqe/lowcostlaptopverdictt.jpg" BORDER=""></A></DIV><BR><A HREF="http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/OLPC-XO-vs-Asus-Eee-PC-701.htm?Page=8">The Verdict</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:15:40 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:183443</guid></item><item><title>BBC NEWS | Technology | One laptop project loses partner</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/185832</link><description><![CDATA[Intel spokesman Chuck Molly said it had taken the decision to resign from the OLPC board and end its involvement because the organisation had asked it to stop backing rival low-cost laptops. <FONT SIZE="2">The chip maker has been promoting its own cheap laptop, the Classmate, in many of the same places as the OLPC.</FONT> <FONT SIZE="2">OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte ...</FONT> <FONT SIZE="2">said Intel was selling its Classmate at a loss to make the XO laptop less attractive.</FONT>]]></description><category>OLPC - One Laptop Per Child</category><author>rowanrook</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:38:35 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:185832</guid></item></channel></rss>
