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Children, start pedaling to charge your OLPC XO notebook!
Made by OLPC Afghanistan, you can now get your OLPC XO charged by pedals! And you can work on your XO too while pedaling, if you can do that.
The system connects the Freeplay hand crank with pedals underneath to enable the XO to be used as long as desired at home, into the night, etc; and it requires no additional or backup battery.
Who thought a day will come when we will be able charge our netbooks/notebooks by pedals. Somebody please make a charger so that I can charge my netbook while cycling.
India buys 250,000 OLPCs
Couple of months back, we reviewed the Nova Navigator, touted as “India’s $100 PC.” But, it was a nettop and not a laptop or a netbook. As a result of that, Indian Government has decided to purchase 250,000 XO OLPCs. These machines will be distributed in nearly 1500 schools throughout the country.
OLPC launched a pivot program in India in the year 2007, where the OLPC gave away 20 XO in the Khairat-Dhangarwada village in the state of Maharashtra (India).
OLPC is an organization which sells low cost laptops to the governments of developing countries. The XO laptop by OLPC does not come with any fan inside. However, it is dirt and moisture resistant which makes it ideal for use in dirty environments.
