this is a project started by Nicholas Negroponte to provide disadvantaged children around the world with an educational tool, and not just a laptop. the vision goes beyond a laptop, but starts with one... read more about the project here.they are also currently running a program, Give One, Get One, for two weeks from november 12 to 26, and is open in the US and Canada. through Give One, Get One, the laptop will be made available to the public for the first time with a donation of $399. your donation will give you a chance to donate one laptop to a child in a developing nation and another one to a child in your life. learn more about it here.
a lot of big-named companies have followed suit in developing similar projects. i just hope they find a common ground and work together instead, and not compete in the guise of helping these kids, as to who has the better, more worthwhile project...
big props to Nicholas Negroponte and his team for sticking to his dream and making it a reality...
