GeCube shows a cheap Linux tablet
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| This is the GC-GENIE-JR aka the Genie PC, and it is not a PC, more of a
| convertible laptop/tablet/picture frame. It runs Linux, has a detachable
| rubberized keyboard, and sets up on an integrated stand to be a picture
| frame. It is also very cool.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/06/gecube-shows-cheap-linux-tablet
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Free laptops a hit with children
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| The laptops, which are sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| (MIT), cost US$176 (about 5,600 baht) each.
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| The school is one of two in the central province chosen for the pilot
| programme.
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/03Mar2008_news10.php
Steve Wozniak: Cheap PCs can help the poor
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| Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has revealed he's a big fan of Nicholas
| Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project but confessed that his own
| plans to switch entirely to the device have gone awry.
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| [...]
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| Wozniak added that he believed OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte deserved
| international recognition for his work.
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| "I think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize," he said.
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http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/Steve-Wozniak-Cheap-PCs-can-help-the-poor/0,339028227,339286443,00.htm
Bill Gates: Cheap PCs won't help the poor
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| Asked if he could start over and develop an operating system from scratch,
| what would he do?
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| Nothing.
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http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/Bill-Gates-Cheap-PCs-won-t-help-the-poor/0,339028227,339286422,00.htm
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