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One Laptop Per Child

MIT is working on a laptop that would cost a $100 and it plans to sell it to 3rd world govts in bundles of 1 million., which they expect the govts. to distribute to the poor kids and aid them in learning and being creative. And it charges by a crank shaft. You need to rotate the crank for 1min to get a 10min charge. And they can do everything a regular laptop can do. It doesn't have storage space. And it creates an adhoc wireless n/w with the other machines in the vicinity. If one of them is connected to the internet, every one can access the web.

Hmmm.. They don't know the 1st thing about the "3rd world". Thier intentions might be good, but this is just an expensive idea that is going to fail. The reason, nobody cares. There is nothing that this poor third world kids would learn from the web, that would help them in their lives. In anycase, who is going to teach them, who is going to support the networks, what do they use it for, is there any curriculum that is developed to make use of these new equipment, how long would some one hold to their laptop. there are too many questions.

its making wide publicity that google is supporting this project. They gave a $2 million to the research. that's like pocket money to buy candies for google. It's good, but its not something we can say that google is backing the project. to me it looks like, giving money because you can, not because u believe.

Any day, this top down approach wouldn't work. As google says, we should create solutions to the problems. In this case they are creating a solution and then mapping it to an imaginary problem that do not exist. You need to go into the interiors to know what these kids need, giving them something that don't even care about creates an overtime job for the spiders in the warehouses.

Google buys writely!!

That's a great news. Google bringing more and more stuff to the web. Google seems to have the grandest plans.
It's not just looking to compete with office products.
But they might be work to some extent. If it is doing all this for the online advertising revenue, it would work for sure.
If they are out to kill office, then forget it - it would not happen.

I see a problem in having such grand plans, it takes time. A lot of time. And god only knows what would be the state of the technology in five yrs time. It would work. But it can not become the market leader.

Pity us Indians!!

Andhra Pradesh State legislative body passed a resolution in the state Assembly, condemning the cartoons published on the prophet in Denmark.

And then silence follows when muslim terrorists planted bombs in the holiest of holy hindu city, inside a hindu temple packed with devotees killing more than 15 innocent piligrims and seriously injuring many more.

Does this happen any where in the world, or any time in the history??
Is this Secularism??
How low can politicans stoop??

Damn Minority Appeasement.

Every True Indian should be ashamed, including muslims.

R U excited about Origami??

You bet I am!!

There is definetely scope for another PC form factor. This is going to be huge hit with business users.

It can play music, It can take pictures and above all it runs a full featured OS with all the productivity applications and also your favorite web browser. Exactly what is prescribed for the enterprise customer!! Best solution when you are on the road.

As clearly stated by microsoft, it is not an ipod killer (there are many ipod killers on the way - check with me same time next year), it is not a replacement of the smart phones or the laptops (with a wireless connection it could very well blow them off).

3 things if taken care of would make it a blockbuster.
price tag around $500-$600
seamless connectivity with dummy proof setup (wifi AND wirelesss n/w, aided with bluetooth)
atleast 8 hrs battery life.

Bush Visits India - SO WHAT????

Ok agreed! Bush is a very powerful person. But why the is that so important for everyone India.

Its disgusting to see some of the articles that are being published. He is every where in the newspaper. And even if he farts, that becomes a headline.

Some of the NEWS
>> Bush eager to eat indian mangoes
>> Aishwarya Rai misses the luncheon in honor of Bush
>> 10 people get the rare oppurtuniy to talk to the president bush at ISB
>> Laura Bush distribute pens in a TV show set. (some one said to a newspaper that it is very touching :o)
>> Bush to visit indian village and watch the farmers milking the cows.

It sucks when people in india treats him like he is from another world. He doesn't have respect in his own country. he is no Abdul Kalam. he is just another politician like laloo prasad yadav. he doesn't have a charming personality for the least to admire him. he is not a great leader promoting world peace.

I don't understand why the are making so much about his visit. And I pity those people who refer to him as 'the president' and laura as 'the first lady'. India is a soveriegn country and Bush is not our president. We should show theese people the kind of recpetion Manmohan Singh would get if he goes to USA.