OLPC Presentation
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Presentation of OLPC
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A.Presentation of OLPC1. The organization
Non-profit organization
Founded by Nicholas Negroponte
Mission : Empower education ofchildren in
the developing world by providing one
connected laptop to every school-age child
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A.Presentation of OLPC2. Brief history
January 2005 :
Negroponte presents the idea for the
$100 laptop
November 2006 :
The 1st laptops come out from Shanghai
November 2007 : Mass production begins
G1G1 program
2008-2010 : Prototype of laptops next generation
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Specifications
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B. Specifications
1. Hardware
Codename: XO
CPU clock speed: 433 MHz
DRAM memory: 256 MB
Mass storage: 1024 MB flash
Built-in camera and microphone
Sturdy easy to repair and energy-efficient
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B. Specifications
1. Hardware
XO's screen : dual-mode indoor/outdoor
(transmissive/reflective) 800 by 600 pixels in color mode
1200 by 900 pixels in greyscale mode
Transmissive mode Reflective mode
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B. Specifications
2. Software
OS : Linux with Sugar environment
Programming language : Python
Word processor, web browser, e-reader +games
Collection of e-books
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B. Specifications
2. Software
Some activities included
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B. Specifications
2. Software
Write activity
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B. Specifications
2. Software
Tam-tam activity
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B. Specifications
2. Software
Speak activity
26 Languages available:
Afrikaans Bosnian Catalan Czech German
Greek Esperanto
Spanish Finnish French -
Croatian Hungarian
Italian Kurdish Latvian -
Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak
Serbian Swedish Swahihi
Tamil Turkish - Mandarin
Chinese
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B. Specifications
2. Software
Memorize activity
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Impacts
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C.Impacts
1. Education in developing country
Current distribution of XO
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C.Impacts
1. Education in developing country
1.5 million children are now using the XO
laptop
Educational tools are being developed by
teachers and reseachers
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C.Impacts
2. Development of netbook in the PC industry
First netbook : ASUS Eee PC in 2007.
Originally designed for emerging markets.
Characteristics of a netbook :
small size
Simplicity
modest cost
Netbooks sales rate : 35 mil. Units /yearmore than 30% of the laptop market
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Future of OLPC
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D. Future of OLPC
XO-3
Available for children in the developed world first
Will still run on Sugar Prototype should be ready by the end of the year
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Conclusion
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Conclusion
OLPC gave laptops to 1.5 million childrenThe feedback shows they have a better education
Current price of XO : $199
OLPC failed in reaching the goal of $100
OLPC defined a new standard with its technology
You can help by
Developing new software or enhance existingTranslating existing contents (software, wiki)
Testing software
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Main sources
http://www.olpcnews.com
http://laptop.org
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Any question ?