New video of the OLPC social features

Made by 90percentofeverything.com, this short slideshow is composed of stills & information taken from the OLPC Wiki. It demonstrates some of the social aspects of the OLPC User Interface. Full quality version available at www.90percentofeverything.com

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm
Author: harrybro

Length: 02:29
Rating: 4.76
Views: 25809

Tags: Collaboration Cooperation Design Dollar Hundred Interface Laptop OLPC social Usability User

Video Comments

LessthanJake14 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

So you'd prefer another pointless Live 8? Charities are doing bugger all. Remember, this isn't one or the other; it's both or one. With a laptop, disadvantaged children can gain a plethora of information and opinions with a simple, intuitive and versatile laptop.

LessthanJake14 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Please do.Runs simple interface and not Windows.

rhontos (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

1. Cheaper and easier to ship2. Getting kids to learn about technology can help then significantly3. Its what this guy (who ever runs this) can do to help. He sees a problem, and uses what he knows (tech) to try to help with it. He also created a very neat product that helps motivate people to donate (if only to get their own)

nosupecualponerme (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

pay the parents of this childrens better salaries with better salaries better life with better life better homes with better homes better sanitation suroundings and axialy they dont need a computer what happen with the old books?the encylopedies the diccio0naries?,this books are getting dust and have the same info like the computers ,its from the books that the computers get all the info on them,a book dont need no batteries no solar power and its almost free ,send u books to this kids.. Later

bryede (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

A computer can allow access to vast amounts of information. It greatly reduces the resources (human and materials) needed to educate.It's the old "teach a man to fish" thing. The important thing would be developing a good curriculum for the XO.

marzigary (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

If you want to believe a laptop's needed to teach and educate I won't stop you.

bryede (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Or get the kid an education so he's the last generation to live in a shack.

marzigary (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

The point is, if the kid's in a shack give him a proper home, not a laptop.

bryede (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

These are meant to be completely reliable and can be used in places where there isn't even power. Try sending some poor kid in a shack with no power an old Packard Bell and 15" CRT. Heck, the cost of refurbishing old PC's so the hard drive doesn't crash in the first week makes the OLPC worthwhile.

timwintle (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Reasons the OLPC is better:- Designed to run for 12 hours from a battery- Can be Hand-wound up- Mesh networking means you don't need expensive networking kit- Single machine so teachers know how to fix them- Want me to go on?????