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One laptop per child

One laptop per child
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May 28, 2012
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One laptop per child

One laptop per child

The continued dominance of LCD technology in flat-panel displays made it the technology of choice for the One Laptop Per Child project.


One laptop per child – Black-and-white mode

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Black-and-white mode of the dual-mode display.


One laptop per child – Black-and-white mode 2

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Another view of the black-and-white mode of the dual-mode display.


One laptop per child – Power consumption estimates

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Lower-power displays are the key to lower-power laptops.


One laptop per child – Panel size versus cost

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A breakdown of costs for display manufacture.


One laptop per child – Dual mode display

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Photos showing sunlight and lowlight usage.


One laptop per child – Working prototype

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One laptop per child – Photo resolution

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Working prototype showing photo resolution.

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