Nicholas Negroponte keynote filmed nearly completely from my seat in the audience, I got as close as I could to the stage, as there was lots of VIPs and cameras were not allowed at the WCIT keynotes, I couldn’t get any closer. During WCIT, I approached Nicholas Negroponte and I asked him if he had tried to integrate WiMAX yet, to which he replied WiMAX is overhyped but could come in the next generations, and I asked him if video works and he said that of course it works, that those laptops can do everything.

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It is amazing how this Intel prototype is a copy of the concept of the One Laptop Per Child project. Though this runs Windows XP so it will be more expensive, rumors say its gonna be over 300$, battery, weight and other will suffer. Supposedly, Intel representatives claim, lots of educationnal software already exists for Windows XP, so it makes less sence to start developping education software on a new OS. And also the representative talks about why Intel does not make a cheaper laptop running the Intel Xscale type of processor.

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This is an awesome product! It is a 146$ Linux computer (Thinix OS) from China that does all the basic things most people need, like browsing (firefox), emailing (thunderbird), instant messaging (gaim), skype, word processing (Red Office), audio/video playback (mplayer), e-learning, all through a very user-friendly very basic interface and is software upgradable. It has got 40GB, a 400mhz/800mhz Godson 2C processor, 256mb ram, 4 usb2 ports, VGA-output, ps2 input, tv-output and weigths something like 400 grams. Their slogan is “Say no to Wintel”.

More information about the Municator can be found at http://yellowsheepriver.org

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