The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has been given a big boost with the addition of ARM chips and the introduction of an 8.9 inch touch screen that allows children to operate the machine much more easily. Edward McNierney, chief technology officer of OLPC has been explaining these changes and what that will mean for the OLPC project, in fact, there is a video on YouTube where he goes over the features and ben
As more and more tablet PC’s come on the market on thing becomes clear it makes no difference what the make is or what specs these great looking devices have, the price always appear to be around the $500 mark!
However the chip maker Marvell has plans to launch a new platform that could mean a tablet being produced at just $99, obviously this is not going to be a top of the range tablet as it likely to me directed at the education market.
The firm already has ARM based chip that is good for video, flash and even 3D graphics, so this device could easily take on the role of an
