The time is not far when our children will carry laptops to their schools instead of carrying hefty bags packed with books, thanks to The One Laptop Per Child Project that can really make it happen.
Now, the latest update unveils that to promote the project and by ignoring previous differences, Intel has finally made his mind to take a seat amid OLPC Board of Directors. Intel will also grant some funds to the project and in conjunction with OLPC, it will also help the project to explore apposite technology and educational content.
Differences Aroused:
The difference aroused when OLPC’s braintrust Nicholas Negroponte went at CBS’s 60 Minutes in May to talk about OLPC’s aims and objectives and to introduce its XO laptop, he blamed Intel for cruel patronage by saying that Intel should be ashamed of itself for proposing their Classmate PC, the PC due to which company suffered heavy losses. Now, might be via some MOU (Memorandum of Understanding)and forgeeting all their tussles, the world leader in technology, Intel has joined hands with the OPLPC to facilitate world’s children with affordable laptops.
Now, according to Nicholas Negroponte:
Collaboration with Intel means that the maximum number of laptops will reach children
Nevertheless, it does not mean that by taking seat among OLPC Board of Directors, Intel will stop the development of their Classmate PC program and by this OLPC will not make detailed assessments of its hardware choices; the quality parameters and aims and objective of both the units will still remain same.
Walter Bender, president of software and content at OLPC asserted:
We are going to be continuously evolving and improving the XO, with the goal of driving down the price, lowering the power consumption, improving performance, and improving robustness. There are many platforms and architectures we will consider going forward and likely we will be offering a family of solutions to fit multiple needs.
It is noteworthy that India is also looking ahead to develop $10 laptop after rejecting Nicholas Negroponte’s proposal of $100 laptop for schoolchildren.
Via: Arstechnica
