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Photo gallery: One Laptop per Child

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    When Nicholas Negroponte (right) of the MIT Media Lab showed off a prototype OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) at NetEvents in Hong Kong, ZDNet UK's Rupert Goodwins was there with his camera. You can read a transcript of Negroponte's talk here.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    The first picture from inside the Shanghai factory where the OLPC is being built. The laptop just visible in the bottom left-hand corner is the very unit demonstrated at NetEvents, according to Negroponte, although it still sports prototype plastic, electronics and software. The button for full-scale production won't be pressed until July 2007.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    The original idea of having a human-powered generator in the laptop has been dropped as impracticable, but it's still necessary to have an alternative to mains or batteries. This is a sketch of a hand-held generator where power is produced by pulling the ring and the main body apart. A small girl can generate around 10 watts, a burly boy about 20-25W. As the OLPC takes 2W, this gives between 5 and 10 times the computing time as spent charging it.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    The desktop interface for the OLPC is based around the icon for a user, the X with a dot on top. In this screen, it shows users within wireless range and what they're doing -- collaborating on two pictures, writing a document and browsing the web.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    Here, the user has got three tasks on the go at the same time: editing a document, drawing a picture and a web interface.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    Nicholas Negroponte: founder of MIT Media Labs, Wired Magazine and chief executive of the One Laptop Per Child project -- or shape-changing alien space cat? You decide...

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    Negroponte shows off the OLPC as it boots. He was genuinely nervous as it started up -- and just as genuinely delighted when it successfully launched itself (slowly) into the main screen. This prototype runs slower than the final device because one critical piece of hardware is still unfinished (although the final chip had been finished the day before, according to Negroponte).

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

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    A happy chief executive confirms the blog-worthiness of the OLPC.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

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    The first view of the OLPC at NetEvents. The keyboard is formed from a single sheet of rubber, rather like the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and has quite a fine pitch. This combination makes it hard to type on fast or accurately -- but this is a prototype, so there's plenty of time for the feel to be tweaked prior to launch.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    The first web page -- aside from Google -- displayed by the OLPC at NetEvents, live from the Internet via the Wi-Fi provided by the hotel hosting the event. The browser is a Mozilla derivative and the formatting on the original page is designed for higher resolution, but the result is still readable and usable.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    The text of the blog, posted just a moment before this picture was taken, is much more legible than this picture suggests. The screen technology in the OLPC is brand-new, and combines elements of both transmissive and reflective LCD design.

    Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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    The laptop, shown here with its Wi-Fi aerials up, uses a Wi-Fi mesh network -- because of the lack of a suitable communication infrastructure in developing countries. This ad hoc LAN is always on, even when the PC is powered down, allowing it to route traffic to other connected computers. If the battery power gets below 15 percent however, it will shut off.

    Credit: © Luke Anderson/CNET Networks

    Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

    Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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By Rupert Goodwins | December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST) | Topic: Laptops

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Nicholas Negroponte shows off a prototype OLPC (One Laptop per Child) at NetEvents in Hong Kong.

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When Nicholas Negroponte (right) of the MIT Media Lab showed off a prototype OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) at NetEvents in Hong Kong, ZDNet UK's Rupert Goodwins was there with his camera. You can read a transcript of Negroponte's talk here.

Credit: © Rupert Goodwins/CNET Networks

Published: December 8, 2006 -- 06:13 GMT (22:13 PST)

Caption by: Rupert Goodwins

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