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PyCon: One laptop per child
The morning keynote just finished. Ivan Krstic from the One Laptop Per Child project presented a lot of interesting information about the project, and even gave away 2 of their prototype machines. Most pertinent to his appearance at PyCon was the fact that they are implementing all their software in Python — even the file system. And there’s actually a “view source” key on the keyboard to allow a child to flip from the applications to their source code instantly. Very cool.
Lots of neat hardware going into these things, too. They dropped the charging crank for durability concerns, but have a USB port with a smart DC in that can charge from “almost anything” — from another battery to a solar panel. LED backlit display that’s viewable in sunlight. Wireless that can carry laptop to laptop for about 2 kilometers.
