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Intel touts OLPC competitor (video)
The One Laptop per Child project isn't the only attempt to bring laptop computers to developing nations. Intel earlier this years unveiled its Eduwise laptop.
On Tuesday Intel chief executive Paul Otellini showed off the device and showed a video of it being used in Nigeria.
It can't be a coincidence that Intel picked Nigeria, as the nation is one of the likely buyers of OLPC laptops.
But the video also shows a fundamental difference between the two projects. Where Intel's Windows laptop requires teachers to educate children on how to use the devices, the OLCP is an education project first and a laptop project second.
Open source software is supposed to allow the children to educate themselves. And that's no luxury if you consider that there are plenty of teachers that are happy to cash their monthly paycheck, but never show up to do any actual teaching.
Below you can watch a video of Otellini discussing the Eduwise laptop.
Nigeria video courtesy of Intel.
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September 28, 2006 at 05:18 AM | Permalink
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He doesn't look terribly happy in that video...
Posted-by: mario narwhal | 29 Sep 2006 04:03:27
the children have obvious problems with the visibility of the screen. they lean forward and narrow their eyes in order to be able to read the screen.
Posted-by: Darko Hristov | 29 Sep 2006 13:21:16
That's such BS.
Posted-by: f | 1 Jun 2007 23:47:04
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