THERE IS STILL TIME!
Heads up people! One Laptop Per Child is beginning their Give 1 Get 1 campaign in only four days!
This organization reaches out to less developed countries with the idea of providing "tools for writing, composing, simulating, expressing, constructing, designing, modeling, imagining, creating, critiquing, debugging, and collaborating [to] enable children to become positive, contributing members of their communities." The tool they have designed to support their idea is a rugged, energy efficient, super affordable laptop.
Though the $200 laptop is always available for donation, for a short time starting November 12, North American consumers can purchase two XO laptops for $399: "one that will be sent to empower a child to learn in a developing nation, and one that will be sent to your child at home." Though my child is still on her way into this world, I do have a computer geek husband who would love to play with this technology until our little one is old enough to appreciate it herself. Won't it will make a fun and feel-good Christmas gift?!
“It's an education project, not a laptop project.” - Nicholas Negroponte, Founder
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Ok I admit, I really want one of these. I say we "do the right thing" and donate one!
The asus eee pc is pretty cool, but this has an undeniable karma factor.
Here's an interesting blog entry on why you should but the XO...
http://bc.tech.coop/blog/071112.html
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