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Techno utopia.

In this article the author discusses Nicholas Negroponte and his goal of building a laptop computer for use by children in the developing world. The author describes features of the computer Negroponte designed to accomplish his goal and his scheme for selling them in the United States in 2007 in or...

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Published in:New Statesman Vol. 136; no. 4869; p. 50
Main Author: Hogge, Becky
Format: Article
Published: New Statesman Ltd. 11/5/2007
Subjects:
Computers & children
Laptop computers
Negroponte, Nicholas, 1943-
Developing countries
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:In this article the author discusses Nicholas Negroponte and his goal of building a laptop computer for use by children in the developing world. The author describes features of the computer Negroponte designed to accomplish his goal and his scheme for selling them in the United States in 2007 in order to benefit children in developing countries.