Negroponte 100 laptop
Nicholas Negroponte
AS Profile Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind the XO - the device formerly known as the $100 laptop - makes his third appearance on the Agenda Setters list. While his own agenda of bringing better... [30 Sep 2009]
OLPC's workforce slashed by 50 per cent
News Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the group that aims to provide low-cost laptops to children in developing countries, announced the cuts in a company blog post: "Like many other nonprofits that are facing tough economic... [08 Jan 2009]
Europe gets OLPC's Give One Get One $100 laptops
News After that, OLPC will "make the laptop available to the rest of the world through a partnership of some sort", wrote Negroponte. Negroponte added that he believes the price of an OLPC... [13 Nov 2008]
Greek island gets wireless mesh network
News Tourists and locals on the Greek Island of Patmos will soon be able to enjoy island-wide wi-fi web access courtesy of $100 laptop founder Nicholas Negroponte's passion for the web. Mesh... [24 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.05.08
Round-Up OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte said in a statement: "Based on feedback from governments, educators and most important, from the children themselves, we are aggressively working to lower the cost, power and size of the... [23 May 2008]
Photos: The new-look $100 laptop
Photo Nicholas Negroponte said in a statement: "Based on feedback from governments, educators and most important, from the children themselves, we are aggressively working to lower the cost, power and size of the XO... [21 May 2008]
OLPC on the hunt for CEO
News In the wake of a spat with former partner Intel and a reorganisation, Nicholas Negroponte is looking for a chief executive for his One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation, according to BusinessWeek.... [07 Mar 2008]
Microsoft to trial XP on OLPC's $100 laptops
News The news comes despite OLPC chairman, Nicholas Negroponte, saying OLPC was working with Microsoft to put both Windows and Linux onto the laptops. Negroponte hit out, saying the chipmaker had "contributed... [11 Jan 2008]
OLPC's Negroponte hits out at Intel
News Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has hit out at Intel's decision to leave the $100 laptop project, accusing the chip-maker of... [07 Jan 2008]
$100 laptop production gets underway
News Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of the OLPC, said: "Today represents an important milestone in the evolution of the One Laptop per Child project. Following a number of delays, the One... [07 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.11.07
Round-Up Negroponte recently reportedly told The New York Times: "I have to some degree underestimated the difference between shaking the hand of a head of state and having a cheque written. Thankfully, the Uruguayan government... [02 Nov 2007]
Nicholas Negroponte
AS Profile Negroponte founded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's innovative Media Lab in 1985, which has been carrying out important research into communications ever since. The panel felt that... [12 Oct 2007]
Trevor Baylis
AS Profile If Baylis hadn't raised the possibility of helping Africa by using technology such as his hand-cranked radio, it could be argued that number 6 in the Agenda Setter list, Nicholas Negroponte, might not have come up with... [12 Oct 2007]
Buy one $100 laptop, give one 'free'
News OLPC chair Nicholas Negroponte wrote on the XO donation site: "Starting 12 November, One Laptop Per Child will be offering a Give 1 Get 1 programme for a brief window of time. The One... [25 Sep 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.07.07
Round-Up The OLPC organisation, headed up by Nicholas Negroponte, claims it has already received more than three million orders for the green-and-white machines, which look like the result of a frantic, drunken coupling between a... [27 Jul 2007]
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