The $100 Dollar Laptop makes its real world debut!

[AccruedExpenditure]

I was fortunate enough to get an Impromptu Demo of OLPC?s Children?s Machine (aka $100 dollar laptop) by Håkon Wium Lie Chief Technology Officer at Opera Software . The group responsible for the initiative gave the Opera team a working prototype of the laptop so they could test Opera?s software on the machine. This is an actual working prototype with internet accessibility any everything! All in all a noble cause.

The audio gets better as the video continues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG9Xjn_w8_Q

 

[Syringer]

Whoa, I'll take 3.

 

[Slick5150]

That's impressive

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Once again - If they sold those at a "normal" price to the public as a charitable measure, they could pull in more money.

- M4H

 

[randomint]

up yours Bill Gates!

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Once again - If they sold those at a "normal" price to the public as a charitable measure, they could pull in more money.

- M4H

If they don't sell them to the general public a black market will develop and people will try to arb the laptops from the third world... they're likely to sell them generally here as well.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Once again - If they sold those at a "normal" price to the public as a charitable measure, they could pull in more money.

- M4H

If they don't sell them to the general public a black market will develop and people will try to arb the laptops from the third world... they're likely to sell them generally here as well.

OLPC Has Kill-Switch Theft Deterrent

- M4H

 

[sygyzy]

Who's that annoying kid hunched over the Opera guy's right shoulder. I am surprised he didn't get punched in the face.

 

[Falloutboy]

if they are atleast breaking even at $100 at the volume there dealing with now wouldn't it bring the cost down even more if they just sold it at 100 bucks to the public? I mean yeah third world countries could use this but also our own schools would prolly find a great use for these I would think

 

[TheGizmo]

god that video was hard to watch... amateur video FTL