If you are in Boston on May 20th, may I strongly suggest you crash the invite-only "State of the State" event at One Laptop Per Child headquarters at 1 Cambridge Circle. Starting at 10 am the event sounds like its going to be a watershed moment in OLPC history. Just listen to the breathless press invite: "Selected invitees will have the opportunity to hear Nicholas Negroponte give a "State of the State" address on the One Laptop per Child project to date and the evolution of the XO laptop. In addition, attendees will be privy to a discussion on the...

Moderator's note: So will MLJ do a dedicated e-book reader? In early '92 I predicted that we'd eventually see a $50 e-book tablet with some multi-use compatibilities. Hey, we're getting there! - D.R. Mary Lou Jepsen (almost) single-handedly made One Laptop Per Child's XO Laptop a reality. She has every right to brag to Groklaw that: "When I started in January 2005, many people thought [OLPC] was a joke, including Craig Barrett and Bill Gates. I took it from that stage---just an idea of a $100 laptop---through invention, design and partnering and to delivery. The laptop is...

Moderator's note: I agree with Wayan. One of the purposes of the XO is to promote creation of free software. As I'll say in my review of the XO as an e-book and K-12 machine, the existing apps have a way to go. But Windows on the XO? Please, no! - DR XP on the XO is not news, Microsoft announced it was trying to squeeze Windows onto the OLPC laptop in 2006, and talked about their progress late last year. But the possibility of a dual boot is. And Nicholas Negroponte just told Dan Nystedt of IDG News...

Well, it only took one day and we already have OLPC eBay sales. Overeager eBay seller Galactic Merchant is hoping that foreign buyers will pay him $500+ for an XO laptop: This is to make the laptop available to other people around the world that cannot get the laptop from www.laptopgiving.org. I will be accepting orders until Nov 26 or as long as I see it feasable for me to fulfill the orders. The extra cost is to pay for my expenses (shipping % handling) and my time. Now I personally think a $100...

Just as I predicted, One Laptop per Child's G1G1 donation/sale of XO laptops is selling out fast by the looks of the day's left countdown difference on the Give 1 Get 1 main page: That's right, in less than 12 hours, OLPC has already sold three days worth of CO computers to geek enthusiasts all across the USA and Canada. While North Americans have Give Many experiences to tell, smart Europeans and Asians, and many other "cans" are taking G1G1 globally with OLPC News. No matter where you are, you better Give One Get One while you can. And OLPC News recommends...