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Computer dream sees light of day...or OLPC, came to Australia a few months ago on Elcho Island, in the Northern Territory. Championed by US academic and philanthropist Nicholas Negroponte and others at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the OLPC project sought to... In this article: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nicholas Negroponte, Elcho Island, Australia, and US |
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World Tribune | April 14, 2009
Memo: Libya recruited brother of U.S. intel chief to help spruce up Gadhafi's image in U.S.
...visit in the future." One of the Americans sent to Libya was identified as Nicholas Negroponte, brother of then-U.S. National Intelligence director John Negroponte and later deputy secretary of state. The memo said Nicholas, a...
In this article: Moammar Gadhafi, Libya, Monitor Group, Nicholas Negroponte, Washington, John Negroponte, National Interest, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Crave: The gadget blog | November 13, 2008
OLPC giveaway offer comes to Europe
..."Give One, Get One" (G1G1) would enable European users to participate in the scheme. "(The) popularity of G1G1 expanded in the USA," wrote Negroponte. "We are taking G1G1 global this time." Under the G1G1 scheme, people will be able to...
In this article: Nicholas Negroponte, Europe, Amazon.com, U.S., E mail, Laptop, Sugar, and Microsoft
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www.washingtonpost.com | January 12, 2008
One Laptop Per Child Project Extends to American Students
...anyway, he noted. But although the U.S. was not the focus of OLPC in the beginning, it has always been in the plans. "To have the United Sates be the only country that's not in the OLPC agenda would be kind of ridiculous," Negroponte said.
In this article: Nicholas Negroponte, Laptop, and Bangladesh
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Philly.com | December 12, 2008
Laptops donated to Chester charter school
..."maybe this can be used in our country," he said. Negroponte added: "The Gureghians have taken a step that may not just be for Chester but may actually be a message to the United States. . . . Maybe we should be doing this here, because . ....
In this article: Laptop, Nicholas Negroponte, Dominic Pileggi, and Delaware
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International Herald Tribune | October 03, 2007
John Maeda: Rethinking technology and the digital revolution - International Herald Tribune
"John's point of view on almost anything is different," said Nicholas Negroponte, chairman emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab in the United States, where Maeda is a professor of media arts and sciences. "He's...
In this article: MIT, Tofu, IPod, London, Swoops, Tsukuba University, Shiseido, and Seiko
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eFluxMedia | November 17, 2008
OLPC, Amazon Re-launch 'Give 1 Get 1 Initiative Today
...Classmate PC. In March this year, Intel announced its plans to make Classmate PC available throughout Europe and the United States, despite its previous announcements that it would only focus on people in developing countries. Adobe, ARM To...
In this article: Intel, Linux, Classmate PC, Nicholas Negroponte, Adobe, Microsoft, Fedora Core, Mobile Devices, Blu-Ray, and Sugar
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www.washingtonpost.com | November 28, 2007
One Laptop Per Child Sued for Patent Infringement
...laptops to children in developing nations. Through Dec. 31, residents of the U.S. and Canada can donate US$400 and get one laptop for themselves, while sending a second to a child overseas. In addition to the Nigerian lawsuit, Lancor is...
In this article: Laptop, Injunction, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nicholas Negroponte, and U.S.
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Guardian Unlimited | February 02, 2009
India to launch credit crunch GBP7 laptop, world's cheapest computer
The Indian machine would also be considerably cheaper than the "$100 laptop", the lime-green computer known as the Children's Machine or XO that was designed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US.
In this article: India, Credit crunch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Microsoft Windows, Indian Institute, Eee PC, Classmate PC, Tata Nano, Indian Institute of Science, and Nicholas Negroponte
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Financial Times | February 01, 2009
India to follow $2,000 car with $20 laptop
...$2,000. The project, backed by New Delhi, would considerably undercut the so-called "$100 laptop", otherwise known as the Children's Machine or XO, that was designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of the US. The...
In this article: India, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Indian Institute, Imperial College, Kellogg School of Management, Tata Nano, Indian Institute of Science, Nicholas Negroponte, and Intel
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- E Pluribus Unum
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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