Nicholas presented OLPC and its history at this year’s Social Good Summit earlier this month, discussing how to achieve universal education for children.
Mike Lee captured some frames from the update on the XO-3 tablet design, 14 minutes in.
The XO-3 design work is coming along, still scheduled for the end of next year. Â The screen will be one of the latest Pixel Qi models. Â They will run Linux, though what flavor is still under investigation; followers of C. Scott’s blog can read the full details there. Â And like the XO-1.75, they will use an ARM chip.
In an IDG interview, Nicholas notes that design discussions about how to implement solar and satellite connectivity continue. Â Meanwhile, those interested in working on software for the XO-3 are invited to get involved in XO-1.75 hacking this summer.
Contributors program versions of the beta-test boards will be available soon.
A talk from the London Business Forum on ‘Imagination strategy‘: Where do new ideas come from? And, what environment generates them?
Tim Berners-Lee declared access to the Web a human right at an MIT symposium this week on Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything. He noted that it’s incredibly important to push things, in designing the Web’s infrastructure, to help the Web affect society and culture positively. Nicholas spoke later on the current impact of OLPC and the future of the XO-3.
Nicholas talked about Schools without schools and children as agents of change at TEDx Brussels in 2010.  Children can grow up with a wealth of learning and skills that we cannot imagine today.