The fear is that the high cost of computers is keeping too many people in developing countries from learning how the software, Internet and communications benefits of computing can improve their economies, job prospects and lives, a conundrum commonly referred to as the digital divide. The OLPC and ClassMate projects are aimed at ensuring children around the world don't miss out on learning how to use computers. With the collaboration with various non-profit organizations, this can be available in the different states.
The eligibility criterion varies from state to state. Free laptops and computers are provided to the needy. has said it will launch a series of low-cost PCs later this year, but the company hasn't confirmed reports that the devices will be built around the ClassMate PC design. With the help of the government, it provides free laptops are provided to low-income families. It's a rugged laptop PC built around an Intel microprocessor. The world's largest chip maker developed the ClassMate PC concept, also designed for kids in developing countries. Some PC makers have announced plans to make ultra-low cost PCs targeted at developing nations, including machines designed around Intel Corp.'s ClassMate PC initiative. It's aim is to build a US$100 laptop for kids in poor countries. OLPC is a non-profit group led by Nicholas Negroponte, a co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Laboratory. and e-business solutions for business, Government, Education and home users. OLPC is a good cause for a charity, he said, but it's not a way for a business to work. Get updates on the latest Laptops, monitors, projectors and more from Acer.
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