One Laptop Per Child Wilfrid Laurier University
Terry Sturtevant
Wilfrid Laurier University
March 3, 2010
1 / 67 vision
hardware
software
vision meets reality
future
Overview
2 / 67 hardware
software
vision meets reality
future
Overview
vision
2 / 67 software
vision meets reality
future
Overview
vision
hardware
2 / 67 vision meets reality
future
Overview
vision
hardware
software
2 / 67 future
Overview
vision
hardware
software
vision meets reality
2 / 67 Overview
vision
hardware
software
vision meets reality
future
2 / 67 Vision
3 / 67 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
Kids don’t drop out because they have to work; they drop out because they’re bored
Education around the world
4 / 67 Kids don’t drop out because they have to work; they drop out because they’re bored
Education around the world
50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
4 / 67 they drop out because they’re bored
Education around the world
50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
Kids don’t drop out because they have to work;
4 / 67 Education around the world
50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
Kids don’t drop out because they have to work; they drop out because they’re bored
4 / 67 25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
50% of kids don’t go to school
75% of girls don’t go to school
In one country,
5 / 67 another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
50% of kids don’t go to school
75% of girls don’t go to school
In one country,
25% of teachers are illiterate
5 / 67 50% of kids don’t go to school
75% of girls don’t go to school
In one country,
25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
5 / 67 75% of girls don’t go to school
In one country,
25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
50% of kids don’t go to school
5 / 67 In one country,
25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
50% of kids don’t go to school
75% of girls don’t go to school
5 / 67 Would a computer for each child change that?
6 / 67 Would a computer for each child change that?
6 / 67 Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
Vision
7 / 67 proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
7 / 67 Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
7 / 67 “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell -
7 / 67 Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!”
7 / 67 “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates -
7 / 67 Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
7 / 67 - Nicholas Negroponte Constructivism- Children learn by doing
“It’s an education project, not a laptop project”
8 / 67 Constructivism- Children learn by doing
“It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - Nicholas Negroponte
8 / 67 Children learn by doing
“It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - Nicholas Negroponte Constructivism-
8 / 67 “It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - Nicholas Negroponte Constructivism- Children learn by doing
8 / 67 limited (and/or intermittent) power
limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
Hardware Environment
9 / 67 limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
Hardware Environment
limited (and/or intermittent) power
9 / 67 limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
Hardware Environment
limited (and/or intermittent) power
limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
9 / 67 limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
Hardware Environment
limited (and/or intermittent) power
limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
9 / 67 Hardware Environment
limited (and/or intermittent) power
limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
9 / 67 AMD Geode 433MHz
256MB DRAM
1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
Dual mode 1200x900 display
Built-in wireless with mesh networking
Microphone, speakers, and jacks
Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
Basic specs
10 / 67 256MB DRAM
1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
Dual mode 1200x900 display
Built-in wireless with mesh networking
Microphone, speakers, and jacks
Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
Basic specs
AMD Geode 433MHz
10 / 67 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
Dual mode 1200x900 display
Built-in wireless with mesh networking
Microphone, speakers, and jacks
Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
Basic specs
AMD Geode 433MHz
256MB DRAM
10 / 67 Dual mode 1200x900 display
Built-in wireless with mesh networking
Microphone, speakers, and jacks
Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
Basic specs
AMD Geode 433MHz
256MB DRAM
1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
10 / 67 Built-in wireless with mesh networking
Microphone, speakers, and jacks
Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
Basic specs
AMD Geode 433MHz
256MB DRAM
1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
Dual mode 1200x900 display
10 / 67 Microphone, speakers, and jacks
Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
Basic specs
AMD Geode 433MHz
256MB DRAM
1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
Dual mode 1200x900 display
Built-in wireless with mesh networking
10 / 67 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
Basic specs
AMD Geode 433MHz
256MB DRAM
1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
Dual mode 1200x900 display
Built-in wireless with mesh networking
Microphone, speakers, and jacks
10 / 67 Basic specs
AMD Geode 433MHz
256MB DRAM
1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
Dual mode 1200x900 display
Built-in wireless with mesh networking
Microphone, speakers, and jacks
Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
10 / 67 3 USB ports, SD card slot
Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
Rotating display
Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
Handle
No external display adapter
Case
11 / 67 Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
Rotating display
Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
Handle
No external display adapter
Case
3 USB ports, SD card slot
11 / 67 Rotating display
Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
Handle
No external display adapter
Case
3 USB ports, SD card slot
Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
11 / 67 Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
Handle
No external display adapter
Case
3 USB ports, SD card slot
Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
Rotating display
11 / 67 Handle
No external display adapter
Case
3 USB ports, SD card slot
Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
Rotating display
Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
11 / 67 No external display adapter
Case
3 USB ports, SD card slot
Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
Rotating display
Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
Handle
11 / 67 Case
3 USB ports, SD card slot
Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
Rotating display
Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
Handle
No external display adapter
11 / 67 Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required
Keyboard can be replaced
Bunny ears can be re-attached
Maintenance
12 / 67 Few tools required
Keyboard can be replaced
Bunny ears can be re-attached
Maintenance
Display can be replaced in 15 minutes
12 / 67 Keyboard can be replaced
Bunny ears can be re-attached
Maintenance
Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required
12 / 67 Bunny ears can be re-attached
Maintenance
Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required
Keyboard can be replaced
12 / 67 Maintenance
Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required
Keyboard can be replaced
Bunny ears can be re-attached
12 / 67 Active colour in normal or low light
Reflective in bright light
Dual mode display
13 / 67 Reflective in bright light
Dual mode display
Active colour in normal or low light
13 / 67 Dual mode display
Active colour in normal or low light
Reflective in bright light
13 / 67 14 / 67 15 / 67 Rubber membrane
Several special keys
Keyboard
16 / 67 Several special keys
Keyboard
Rubber membrane
16 / 67 Keyboard
Rubber membrane
Several special keys
16 / 67 17 / 67 Power options
18 / 67 This is an option where power is available for part of the day.
Charging several batteries at once
19 / 67 This is an option where power is available for part of the day.
Charging several batteries at once
19 / 67 Charging several batteries at once
This is an option where power is available for part of the day.
19 / 67 Note that solar cells are not cheap.
Solar power
20 / 67 Note that solar cells are not cheap.
Solar power
20 / 67 Solar power
Note that solar cells are not cheap.
20 / 67 This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.
Human charging
21 / 67 This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.
Human charging
21 / 67 Human charging
This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.
21 / 67 My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.
If you like chainsaws....
22 / 67 My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.
If you like chainsaws....
22 / 67 similar problem with clamp charger.
If you like chainsaws....
My personal favourite;
22 / 67 If you like chainsaws....
My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.
22 / 67 WEZA Foot charger
Foot power
23 / 67 WEZA Foot charger
Foot power
23 / 67 Foot power
WEZA Foot charger
23 / 67 Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job!
One real system in Afghanistan
24 / 67 Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job!
One real system in Afghanistan
24 / 67 One real system in Afghanistan
Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job! 24 / 67 Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.
India, outside Mumbai
25 / 67 Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.
India, outside Mumbai
25 / 67 India, outside Mumbai
Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.
25 / 67 open source
education focus
Software
26 / 67 education focus
Software
open source
26 / 67 Software
open source
education focus
26 / 67 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
27 / 67 No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
27 / 67 uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system
27 / 67 Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
27 / 67 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
27 / 67 Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in
27 / 67 Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
27 / 67 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
27 / 67 Set-up allows for school server
User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support
27 / 67 User interface; Sugar
Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
No file system uses a journal and tagging
Activities, not applications
Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing
Ability for students to view source of any activity
No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server
27 / 67 Intended source of Internet connection
Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless
Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
School server
28 / 67 Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless
Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
School server
Intended source of Internet connection
28 / 67 i.e. paperless
Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
School server
Intended source of Internet connection
Allows teachers to view student work;
28 / 67 Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
School server
Intended source of Internet connection
Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless
28 / 67 School server
Intended source of Internet connection
Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless
Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
28 / 67 This is what the first version of the Sugar interface looked like.
29 / 67 This is what the first version of the Sugar interface looked like.
29 / 67 This is what the current version of the Sugar interface looks like.
30 / 67 This is what the current version of the Sugar interface looks like.
30 / 67 The outermost “layer” of the interface is the neighbourhood.
31 / 67 The outermost “layer” of the interface is the neighbourhood.
31 / 67 The home “layer” of the interface shows personal activities.
32 / 67 The home “layer” of the interface shows personal activities.
32 / 67 The journal has chronological entries of all activities.
33 / 67 The journal has chronological entries of all activities.
33 / 67 Searches can be done by activity type or tag.
34 / 67 Searches can be done by activity type or tag.
34 / 67 Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
Lots, many internationalized for several countries
Education activities
35 / 67 Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
Lots, many internationalized for several countries
Education activities
Distance
35 / 67 Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
Lots, many internationalized for several countries
Education activities
Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
35 / 67 Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
Lots, many internationalized for several countries
Education activities
Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
Measure
35 / 67 Lots, many internationalized for several countries
Education activities
Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
35 / 67 Education activities
Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
Lots, many internationalized for several countries
35 / 67 Education activities
Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
Lots, many internationalized for several countries
35 / 67 36 / 67 37 / 67 38 / 67 39 / 67 40 / 67 41 / 67 42 / 67 43 / 67 Many languages especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity
Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system
Programming
44 / 67 especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity
Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system
Programming
Many languages
44 / 67 “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity
Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system
Programming
Many languages especially Python
44 / 67 Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system
Programming
Many languages especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity
44 / 67 Programming
Many languages especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity
Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system
44 / 67 $100 laptop $2 average wage What about theft?
Security
45 / 67 $2 average wage What about theft?
Security
$100 laptop
45 / 67 What about theft?
Security
$100 laptop $2 average wage
45 / 67 Security
$100 laptop $2 average wage What about theft?
45 / 67 New machines are “activated”
Daily call-in
Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)
Bitfrost security
46 / 67 Daily call-in
Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)
Bitfrost security
New machines are “activated”
46 / 67 Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)
Bitfrost security
New machines are “activated”
Daily call-in
46 / 67 (eg. 21 day)
Bitfrost security
New machines are “activated”
Daily call-in
Cryptographic leases
46 / 67 Bitfrost security
New machines are “activated”
Daily call-in
Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)
46 / 67 Some success stories
47 / 67 Country-wide distribution
One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth
over 200000 hits on YouTube!
Uruguay
48 / 67 One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth
over 200000 hits on YouTube!
Uruguay
Country-wide distribution
48 / 67 cow project girl from farm filmed birth
over 200000 hits on YouTube!
Uruguay
Country-wide distribution
One school;
48 / 67 girl from farm filmed birth
over 200000 hits on YouTube!
Uruguay
Country-wide distribution
One school; cow project
48 / 67 over 200000 hits on YouTube!
Uruguay
Country-wide distribution
One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth
48 / 67 Uruguay
Country-wide distribution
One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth
over 200000 hits on YouTube!
48 / 67 50% of kids in Peru with XOs are teaching their parents to read and write.
Peru
49 / 67 Peru
50% of kids in Peru with XOs are teaching their parents to read and write.
49 / 67 Books delivered to one village; 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each → 10000 books!
Resource for communities
50 / 67 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each → 10000 books!
Resource for communities
Books delivered to one village;
50 / 67 → 10000 books!
Resource for communities
Books delivered to one village; 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each
50 / 67 Resource for communities
Books delivered to one village; 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each → 10000 books!
50 / 67 Challenges
51 / 67 Challenges
51 / 67 School server setup
Teacher training
Software internationalization
Support OLPC had a few dozen staff
Deployment issues;
52 / 67 Teacher training
Software internationalization
Support OLPC had a few dozen staff
Deployment issues;
School server setup
52 / 67 Software internationalization
Support OLPC had a few dozen staff
Deployment issues;
School server setup
Teacher training
52 / 67 Support OLPC had a few dozen staff
Deployment issues;
School server setup
Teacher training
Software internationalization
52 / 67 Deployment issues;
School server setup
Teacher training
Software internationalization
Support OLPC had a few dozen staff
52 / 67 Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced
Nov 2007 G1G1
150000 XOs sold; half donated
many delivery problems
Partial timeline of deployment
53 / 67 First 1000 XOs produced
Nov 2007 G1G1
150000 XOs sold; half donated
many delivery problems
Partial timeline of deployment
Nov. 2006
53 / 67 Nov 2007 G1G1
150000 XOs sold; half donated
many delivery problems
Partial timeline of deployment
Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced
53 / 67 G1G1
150000 XOs sold; half donated
many delivery problems
Partial timeline of deployment
Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced
Nov 2007
53 / 67 150000 XOs sold; half donated
many delivery problems
Partial timeline of deployment
Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced
Nov 2007 G1G1
53 / 67 Partial timeline of deployment
Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced
Nov 2007 G1G1
150000 XOs sold; half donated
many delivery problems
53 / 67 Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.
Some countries require local assembly of XOs.
Politics
54 / 67 Some countries require local assembly of XOs.
Politics
Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.
54 / 67 Politics
Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.
Some countries require local assembly of XOs.
54 / 67 2008 - Intel Classmate
Competition
55 / 67 Intel Classmate
Competition
2008 -
55 / 67 Competition
2008 - Intel Classmate
55 / 67 Netbooks didn’t exist before the XO!
56 / 67 May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte
The Empire Strike Back
57 / 67 XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte
The Empire Strike Back
May 2008-
57 / 67 “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte
The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO
57 / 67 Nicholas Negroponte
The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” -
57 / 67 The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte
57 / 67 The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte
57 / 67 “You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If the XO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietary software, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” - Richard Stallman
Another view
58 / 67 Richard Stallman
Another view
“You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If the XO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietary software, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” -
58 / 67 Another view
“You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If the XO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietary software, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” - Richard Stallman
58 / 67 G1G1 take 2 Run through Amazon.com
12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
Nov. 2008
59 / 67 Run through Amazon.com
12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
Nov. 2008 G1G1 take 2
59 / 67 12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
Nov. 2008 G1G1 take 2 Run through Amazon.com
59 / 67 Nov. 2008 G1G1 take 2 Run through Amazon.com
12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
59 / 67 Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based
July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners
Crisis
60 / 67 Sugar separated from OLPC; community based
July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners
Crisis
Jan 2009;
60 / 67 community based
July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners
Crisis
Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC;
60 / 67 July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners
Crisis
Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based
60 / 67 NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners
Crisis
Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based
July 2009;
60 / 67 OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners
Crisis
Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based
July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
60 / 67 Crisis
Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based
July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners
60 / 67 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments
Deployments as of May 2009
61 / 67 Deployments as of May 2009 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments
61 / 67 Deployments as of May 2009 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments
61 / 67 Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick
Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization
Sugar changes
62 / 67 allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick
Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization
Sugar changes
Sugar LiveCD;
62 / 67 also Sugar-on-a-stick
Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization
Sugar changes
Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC;
62 / 67 Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization
Sugar changes
Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick
62 / 67 Sugar changes
Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick
Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization
62 / 67 Future
63 / 67 Future
63 / 67 Sugar and netbooks → many other places
Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?
Several directions
64 / 67 → many other places
Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?
Several directions
Sugar and netbooks
64 / 67 Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?
Several directions
Sugar and netbooks → many other places
64 / 67 touch screen dual display?
Several directions
Sugar and netbooks → many other places
Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display
64 / 67 Several directions
Sugar and netbooks → many other places
Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?
64 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 2”. This has apparently been abandoned.
65 / 67 This has apparently been abandoned.
This is a vision of XO “version 2”.
65 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 2”. This has apparently been abandoned.
65 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 3”. XPad, anyone?
66 / 67 XPad, anyone?
This is a vision of XO “version 3”. 66 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 3”. XPad, anyone? 66 / 67 Induction charging
<1W power consumption
Target price- $75 (US)
Target delivery- 2012
(after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
XO-3 preliminary specs
67 / 67 <1W power consumption
Target price- $75 (US)
Target delivery- 2012
(after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
XO-3 preliminary specs
Induction charging
67 / 67 Target price- $75 (US)
Target delivery- 2012
(after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
XO-3 preliminary specs
Induction charging
<1W power consumption
67 / 67 $75 (US)
Target delivery- 2012
(after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
XO-3 preliminary specs
Induction charging
<1W power consumption
Target price-
67 / 67 Target delivery- 2012
(after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
XO-3 preliminary specs
Induction charging
<1W power consumption
Target price- $75 (US)
67 / 67 2012
(after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
XO-3 preliminary specs
Induction charging
<1W power consumption
Target price- $75 (US)
Target delivery-
67 / 67 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
XO-3 preliminary specs
Induction charging
<1W power consumption
Target price- $75 (US)
Target delivery- 2012
67 / 67 XO-3 preliminary specs
Induction charging
<1W power consumption
Target price- $75 (US)
Target delivery- 2012
(after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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