Tablets for several billion people…
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/creators-canadian-designed-tablet-hope-bring-internet-entire-112507389.html
Interesting venture-related article on a couple of Canadians hoping to get $60 tablets (running on $2/month limitless Internet plans that run on cellular networks) in the hands of the entire world.
In a somewhat-related story, I was talking about augmented reality with a couple of musician friends of mine before a show yesterday (they hadn’t heard of it before in the ways we may talk about it here), and planted the idea that it’s what they should call their next album. It probably won’t happen, but it’d be cool if it would. I can see it now…
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David William Price 7:21 pm on November 20, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Read up on what happened with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project. It’s considered by some as a pretty massive failure because they didn’t budget for training people how to use the machines, or maintaining the machines, or providing necessary infrastructure for machines.
mcquaid 2:59 am on November 21, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I’m familiar with the project – even used one of the devices once. I haven’t read much about its downfall, though – maybe when I’m done of this program and have some extra time!
kstooshnov 2:16 pm on November 21, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Stephen,
There was quite a lot of reading on the OLPC for ETEC 510, one of the core courses in the MET program. You could even develop an Augmented Reality entry for the UBC Design Wiki, if you are interested in taking this course sometime soon.
Kyle