For all of you that missed out on last year’s opportunity to get your hands on one of the most important computers designed in recent history, and do your bit for the developing world at the same time, there is a second chance! The laptop in question has been developed for the much talked-about One Laptop Per Child initiative, with the aim of providing a sub $100 computer for each child in developing nations.
In order to avoid the issues experienced when the OLPC programe ran the same initiative last year, Amazon has been chosen to run a program to enable United States residents to buy one of the most innovative laptops invented (that can also be powered by a hand wound generator) and for every computer sold, a second laptop will be donated to a child in a developing country. The computer will be available from November until the end of the year. This is set to be a design classic, as some of the industry’s best have worked on the project and pioneered many innovations to reduce the cost to near the $100 benchmark cost. Don’t miss out this time around.
$100 Laptops Now Online
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Trend Themes
1. Sub $100 Computers - Expanding the market for affordable computers by offering laptops for under $100, providing an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the technology industry.
2. One Laptop per Child Initiative - The development of laptops specifically designed for the One Laptop Per Child initiative opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the education and nonprofit sectors.
3. Hand-cranked Technology - The incorporation of hand-wound generators in laptops presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the renewable energy industry to provide alternative power sources.
Industry Implications
1. Technology - The sub $100 laptop market presents disruptive innovation opportunities for companies within the technology industry to design affordable computing solutions.
2. Education - The One Laptop Per Child initiative creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in the education industry to provide technology access for students in developing nations.
3. Renewable Energy - The integration of hand-cranked generators in laptops offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the renewable energy industry to provide sustainable power solutions.