'$100 Laptop' to Cost $175

April 26, 2007 By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writer '$100 Laptop' to Cost $175

(AP) -- The founder of the ambitious "$100 laptop" project, which plans to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries, revealed Thursday that the machine for now costs $175, and it will be able to run Windows in addition to its homegrown, open-source interface.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:

Prius problems put spotlight on car electronics

Feb 04, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 6

Developing a cyberinfrastructure for comparative effectiveness in cancer research

Feb 03, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Apple's Jobs unveils 'intimate' $499 iPad tablet

Jan 27, 2010 | 3.2 / 5 (31) | 37

Mammoth Achievement: Researchers at the forefront of molecular biology

Jan 26, 2010 | 4.5 / 5 (12) | 0

Mini drone and iPhone take video games to real world

Jan 17, 2010 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Rate this story - 3.4 /5 (23 votes)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Other News

Seagate Ships 10,000 RPM 600 GB 2.5-inch Hard Drive

Electronics / Hardware

21 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0

Seagate today announced worldwide shipments of its Savvio 10K.4 hard disk drive (HDD), the world's highest-capacity and most reliable 2.5-inch enterprise-class drive.

Student Builds Spider Robot From Spare Parts (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

2 hours ago | 5 / 5 (5) | 2

Picture a spider-like robot that teaches itself to walk, can adapt when damaged and watches its maker as he moves around the room. That might sound terrifying.

US technology titans IBM and Intel have rolled out powerful new computer chips designed for business networks

Intel, IBM roll out new computer network chips

Electronics / Hardware

14 hours ago | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

US technology titans IBM and Intel have rolled out powerful new computer chips designed for businesses continually demanding more from networks and data centers.

Millimeter-scale, energy-harvesting sensor system developed

Electronics / Hardware

Feb 08, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (12) | 5 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 9-cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually.

Robonaut 2: NASA, GM Create Cutting Edge Robotic Technology

Electronics / Robotics

Feb 04, 2010 | 4.5 / 5 (13) | 8 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Robonaut is evolving. NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace ...