The One Laptop Per Child Program - Give a Laptop, Get a Laptop

Executive Summary about One Laptop by Tim Pecunia

One Laptop

The One Laptop Per Child Foundation is proud to bring you the XO laptop! The XO laptop is designed to enhance the education experience of children in developing countries and other remote parts of the world. The One Laptop Per Child Foundation is founded in 2005 and aims to provide some of the world’s poorest children with a better education, through the provision of these specially designed laptops.

The XO laptop also comes with standard WiFi connectivity as well as Mesh networks that enable it to connect with other XO laptops. Through the XO laptop, children can learn to draw, edit music, write, basic programming skills, record audio and images, and surf the internet. When you purchase this laptop, 2 XO laptops are included in the price.

The XO Laptop - The Hundred-dollar Laptop For the ‘One Laptop Per Child’ Foundation

Executive Summary about One Laptop by Ed Fry

The XO laptop (nicknamed the hundred-dollar laptop) is at the centre of the ‘One Laptop Per Child’s mission. The laptop was designed by experts in the industry, and built by Quanta. The transmissive mode still consumes about one watt, but that is still about a seventh of the industry average LCD laptop.

The batteries include enhanced battery management for an extended recharge-cycle lifetime. Where direct power is not available, the XO laptop can be powered solar energy or manually, various options include a crank, a pedal or a pull-chord. The ‘transformer hinge’ allows it to function as a e-Book, games console and a standard laptop. The child-friendly interface features a rubber membrane keyboard and a dual-mode, extra-wide touchpad for pointing, drawing and writing.