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  • Another Kinder’s Kinderlappy review

    The BBC has a nine year old’s review of the XO. What is the ultimate kicker? But the real surprise came one evening, when Rufus asked me to explain what his friends were telling him on the laptop. I thought those imaginary childhood friends from years back must have returned. But I went and had…

  • OLPC arrives with XOs

    Well, it seems that the project has made good – at least at the outset. CrunchGear has pictures of the first units arriving. I can’t help but think about what a massive accomplishment this is when you think about how everyone thought it would never work (nobody believes in the humanitarians any more it seems)…

  • Kinderlappy now rolling, pay it forward

    There have been a few stories about what the XO’s (nee kinderlappy) will be costing and where it’s going to be available. But until recently, it’s availability to the “developed” world has been unknown. Enter The Giving Project. Starting November 12th, for $399USD (that should be about $1.50CDN by the time 😉 … oh the…