http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/the-olpc-effect/ In the beginner's mind there are... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/the-olpc-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Action Talks, Armchair Pundits Walk at Many Possibilities Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:09:52 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=139#comment-723 [...] the discussion of the OLPC has become.  You either love it or hate it.  I have already said my own say about the value of the OLPC but there is one point that I don’t think has been emphasised [...] [...] the discussion of the OLPC has become.  You either love it or hate it.  I have already said my own say about the value of the OLPC but there is one point that I don’t think has been emphasised [...]

]]> http://manypossibilities.net/2008/08/the-olpc-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Open Hardware for Development | Many Possibilities Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:27:29 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=139#comment-254 [...] I believe this means that it is conceivable for appropriate, useful communication hardware for poor communities to be designed and put into production on a small but sustainable scale by small groups of experts but not necessarily experts employed by Nokia, Intel, etc.  I think this opens the potential for innovation of new technologies for markets not currently served by large corporations.  Ideally, these innovations would then be picked up and improved upon by large corporations, a bit like what has happened with the OLPC. [...] [...] I believe this means that it is conceivable for appropriate, useful communication hardware for poor communities to be designed and put into production on a small but sustainable scale by small groups of experts but not necessarily experts employed by Nokia, Intel, etc.  I think this opens the potential for innovation of new technologies for markets not currently served by large corporations.  Ideally, these innovations would then be picked up and improved upon by large corporations, a bit like what has happened with the OLPC. [...]

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