The XO Laptop, Give One Get One:

Previously I wrote about the OLPC XO Laptop program.

The Give One Get One program has been extended to December 31st. IA Physics teacher David Lyons and his wife Lynne decided it would be a great Christmas gift for their daughters and purchased and gave 3. One of the features that appealed most to Dave was the "mesh network" that would allow his daughters to interact with each other. Like all good physics teachers, Dave has already snagged one of his kids toys to utilize in class and even though Santa has not yet arrived to his home, he allowed students the opportunity to give it a go this morning. I am sure we will have much more to report very soon.

As I mentioned before, if you are in the holiday spirit of giving but don't see a personal use, you might consider give one, give one to IA. This would be a great tool to allow our own future inventors the opportunity to create applications for this project.

From November 12th to December 31st, 2007, your $399 donation will fund an XO laptop going to a needy child and you can receive one for yourself in the US or Canada. You can order online at laptopgiving.org

Or you may call to order: 1-877-70-LAPTOP (1-877-70-527867)

For general questions about Give One Get One, please email: service at laptopgiving.org