Colombia Chooses OLPC’s XO
The BBC reports “Colombia Signs Up for XO Laptop.”
Initially, 65,000 children in the Caldas region will receive XO laptops, while the project will be expanded to other regions later.
BBC writes, “In a statement announcing the deal, OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte said the organisation was starting to get “good traction” from countries keen to sign up and buy the distinctive green and white XO laptops in large numbers.
“Currently each machine costs $188 and OLPC has sold about 600,000 of them.”
June 1st, 2008 at 1:46 am
[…] Colombia Chooses OLPC’s XOThe BBC reports “Colombia Signs Up for XO Laptop.” Initially, 65000 children in the Caldas region will receive XO laptops, while the project will be expanded to other regions later. BBC writes, “In a statement announcing the deal, … […]