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ebooks in education   04.14.2005, 8:10 AM

posted by ben vershbow

if:book will be spending the day at the Open eBook Forum's eBooks in Education Conference at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium in New York.

In the spirit of the conference, here's an AP article from last week that gives a good overview of Nicholas Negroponte's $100 laptop project for developing countries.

"Details are still being worked out, but here's the MIT team's current recipe: Put the laptop on a software diet; use the freely distributed Linux operating system; design a battery capable of being recharged with a hand crank; and use newly developed 'electronic ink' or a novel rear-projected image display with a 12-inch screen. Then, give it Wi-Fi access, and add USB ports to hook up peripheral devices. Most importantly, take profits, sales costs and marketing expenses out of the picture."

Posted by ben vershbow on April 14, 2005 08:10 AM
tags: Education, The Ideal Device?, conferences_and_excursions

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