In the early 2000s, the concept of “One Laptop Per Child” (OLPC) captured the imagination of the world. The ambitious project aimed to provide every child in the world with a low-cost, rugged, and connected laptop, revolutionizing education and bridging the digital divide. It didn’t happen.
Wrote a paper for one of my finals in college on the efficacy of these. Havent thought of the project for probably 15+ years.
It really was a fantastic idea, always hoped it would catch on but alas, the Chromebook took over in education spaces thanks to subsidies from Google for the data collection.
Yep. I do wish they would revisit the whole “water-resistant, rubber/plastic tought as a Tonka truck, drop-resistant, hand crank to charge-up” ideas though!