We had a discussion about this project at work and most of the vocal people thought that the money should be spent on food and health care for the poor children in 3rd world counties. I disagree. There’s lots of organizations that can provide food and health care. (Whether they do is another debate.) If these children are given a tool that can access world information, they might develop new ways to help their families and villages. The XO laptop could be the firework that once ignited could bring a shower of ideas on how to improve their current condition. I think it’s a fabulous idea for improving the lives of families in 3rd world countries. It might take a few generations before we see noticeable change, but I firmly believe it will happen.

I do wonder how many children with the XO laptop will have wifi access and also how the extreme poor will find a way to power the battery. The inventors must either have faith that it will happen or a plan for distributing the laptops in areas where wifi and electricity are available.

Happy Holidays!
Juju

The compression on the video is definitely because of disk size because the video as it’s being captured is fantastic. The photos look good too.

There’s some great commentary going on over on youtube on my video – LobsterSundew gave some info on the input devices and also explains how the Journal works too. Check it out at:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=htv4-5Tw1qw#GU5U2spHI_4