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Innovative Energy Features on New Laptop
Submitted by Matt on Sat, 10/20/2007 - 14:43Here is an update on our past coverage of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, courtesy of New York Times tech columnist David Pogue. He offers a detailed review of the new machine, dubbed the XO, including its innovative energy features:
Green WiFi and Mesh WiFi
Submitted by Matt on Mon, 10/30/2006 - 12:38Green Wifi "seeks to bridge the last mile internet access with nothing more than a single broadband internet connection, rooftops and the sun".
Mesh WiFi is a network technology and topology in which each user is also an wireless access point, moving signals to and from neighboring users to create a wireless network (the 'mesh') without a separate wireless infrastructure.
One Laptop per Child
Submitted by Matt on Fri, 08/04/2006 - 12:17OLPC is an MIT/UN initiative to develop a $100, 2-watt laptop powered by foot pedal or hand crank. Wired 4/06
