The non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child, which has the noble cause of distributing laptops to children in developing countries, is now working with computer chip maker Marvell to develop a tablet to give to impoverished children for educational purposes.
The company unveiled an updated $165 hybrid tablet-computer model at CES this year, down from the $199 laptop that they initially distributed. In addition to being cheaper, the wattage used by the new model has dropped from five to two. They hope to lower energy costs and prices even more with a new tablet, which they hope will cost about $100. |
