[ale] Tablet competitor for the OLPC XO?

Greg Clifton gccfof5 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 23 15:48:39 EDT 2010


I'm kind of thinking "what a cool device for a home intercom/security
system" w/ wifi & blue tooth & all. Not to mention a 10" GPS screen for the
geezer crowd! All for ~$100, I'll buy one!

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> As a text book replacement with OpenSource TEXTBOOKS, oh hell yes!!!
>
> Anything to squash the Texas Textbook Monopoly!!
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 8:42 AM, <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
>
>> It looks like there may be a competitor for the OLPC XO possibly based on
>> Android.
>>
>>
>> Marvell Drives Education Revolution with $99 All-in-One 'Moby' Tablet
>> Designed for the World's Students
>> http://www.marvell.com/company/news/press_detail.html?releaseID=1397
>>
>>
>> Marvell pitches $99 Moby Tablet as textbook alternative
>>
>> http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/marvell-pitches-99-moby-tablet-as-textbook-alternative/
>>
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/yev8j5t
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>> keith
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>> Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
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