XO Laptop - A Real Machine
The XO is definitely not a toy.
ScribeMedia.Org » This is Not a Toy: The Little Computer That Could:
The XO laptop is packed with features that make those of us with MacBook Pros, Toughbooks and HP Tablets a bit jealous. XO has a screen that you can use in direct sunlight, it’s light, compact and strong. It consumes so little energy that it can be charged with solar panels, cranks and foot pedals!
The OLPC team is headed by Nicolas Negroponte (the founder of MIT lab) and consists of leading mathematicians, programmers, psychologists, engineers, musician/activists, businessmen and humanitarians.
That’s impressive! I’m really liking that computer. It certainly has a lot of capabilities. It will be interesting to see where this computer is within a few years. I like that it’s open-source.