Topic: One Laptop Per Child

10 most intriguing tablets of 2012

From the inevitable iPad 3 to the mysterious Google Nexus tablet, here are the 10 tablets to watch in 2012.

Raspberry Pi: Rise of the $25 computer

British group Raspberry Pi aims to inspire young programmers with a computer so inexpensive that schools could hand them out to students free of charge.

Toms Shoes expands 'buy one, give one' to glasses

The innovative canvas shoe company will now sell eye wear – and donate glasses or eye care to those in need.

NGOs quietly press for access to Iran

Despite intensified sanctions on Iran, US-based nongovernmental organizations are trying to prove that they should be allowed to work in the country. The process is daunting enough that many groups give up.

E-books arrive with a rush -- and caveats

Some say the end of the printed book is nigh. They may not be wrong, but a bit hasty. And they miss the point: What books have to tell us will always reign supreme over how we read them.

$35 computer introduced in India

$35 computer is targeted at school-age children and older in the rapidly developing nation.

'One Laptop Per Child' & Marvell team up on cheap tablets

The nonprofit 'One Laptop Per Child' foundation and Marvell Technologies are teaming up to distribute low-cost tablets produced by other companies.

Finding a better way to bridge the digital divide

Getting the world set up online is fine. Next: Delivering content that serves the world.

One Laptop Per Child program's new goal: One Tablet Computer Per Child

The One Laptop Per Child program, which developed the XO laptop, plans to develop an inexpensive tablet computer for developing countries.

Yves Behar's vision of low-cost glasses for students

See Better to Learn Better: Inexpensive, durable – but still 'cool' – glasses from Yves Behar help Mexican schoolchildren to focus.

TeacherMate: This classroom tool only looks like a toy

Cheap and rugged, the device takes a gaming approach to elementary reading and math.

XO laptop: Give one, get one with Amazon

O3b Networks: A far-out plan to deliver the Web

Are 16 satellites the answer to reaching 3 billion people?

Jhai PC: Low-cost computer links villages to the Web

Rugged Internet portal designed for Laos now attracts interest in 65 countries.

Horizon highlights – The stories behind OLPC, NASA shields, and where cellphones RIP

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More computer brands chase the '$100 laptop'

Bye bye, bulk. New lines of tiny PCs fit both in your purse and into third-world classrooms.

More computer brands chase the '$100 laptop'

Bye bye, bulk. New lines of tiny PCs fit both in your purse and into third-world classrooms.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the need to cut US spending, environmental impact of charity, airline policy, and Facebook.

Nonprofit slips in race for cheap laptop for world's poor kids

Problems at One Laptop Per Child show how social entrepreneurs can blaze trails but miss the payoff.

Power harnessed one step at a time

Engineers call it 'crowd farming.' If it works, you could help power city lights just by taking a stroll.