We are huge fans of the One Laptop Per Child project and computer design, and we’ve written extensively about the OLPC laptop on Inhabitat (here, here and here). So we were thrilled to discover that the Buy-One-Give-One program that was launched last year during the holiday season is back and better than ever this year – this time in partnership with Amazon.com
Jack Johnson in one of his songs says, “the knowledge is in the trees not in the glass windows” — seeing those kids in that beautiful forest staring at a screen working as unpaid developers reminded me of that song.
I just don’t see this version of the OLPC really meeting it’s goals… wait what are it’s goals?
I thought these were a great idea…then they decided to not use a free OS, which seems like a philosophical contradiction.
Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.
Please note that gratuitous links to your site are viewed as spam and may result in removed comments.
Greentea Design sells
exclusive Asian-inspired
contemporary
furniture, kitchen
cabinets and antique pieces from China, Korea and Japan.
Their furniture is crafted
from salvaged woods
that were reclaimed from
throughout Asia.
I think it’s very good timing that Jeff Bezos is supporting OLPC – the credit crunch is going to put increased pressure on OLPC to succeed in 2009.
Having said that for a product aimed at the global market it seems a shame the offering at Amazon.co.uk isn’t the same as Amazon.com…