If you think the disposable computer is a silly concept, you better not read this article from the New York Times about how the former CTO of the one laptop per child (OLPC) initiative is looking to make a -- get this -- $75 computer. The OLPC goal was a $100 computer but it ended up costing $200 instead.
Certainly, ideas like this have to keep Michael Dell up at night.
Pixel Qi is the company behind this idea and Mary Lou Jepsen s the former OLPC CTO. I remember paying about $15 for a disposable camera on a vacation a few years back... I wonder how much a disposable computer would be worth to me.
Sadly, the disposable computer idea is not very green -- but that doesn't mean it won't happen. Last I checked, Hummer still sells cars. Sure not as many as five years ago but they still sell.
A natural place where these cheap computers could come in handy is at airports since the way things are going with the new battery rules, it could be a matter of time before we can even bring a laptop with us through security. I already feel like a criminal for carrying a laptop in my bag.
Is it a stretch to think we can just buy new laptops after we get to our destinations and just plug a memory stick into them for personalization purposes? In fact with a fast enough internet connection we may not even need any personalization on memory sticks since everything could be SaaS.
This idea may seem silly today but I am sure it will have legs at an airport near you in 2010.
Certainly, ideas like this have to keep Michael Dell up at night.
Pixel Qi is the company behind this idea and Mary Lou Jepsen s the former OLPC CTO. I remember paying about $15 for a disposable camera on a vacation a few years back... I wonder how much a disposable computer would be worth to me.
Sadly, the disposable computer idea is not very green -- but that doesn't mean it won't happen. Last I checked, Hummer still sells cars. Sure not as many as five years ago but they still sell.
A natural place where these cheap computers could come in handy is at airports since the way things are going with the new battery rules, it could be a matter of time before we can even bring a laptop with us through security. I already feel like a criminal for carrying a laptop in my bag.
Is it a stretch to think we can just buy new laptops after we get to our destinations and just plug a memory stick into them for personalization purposes? In fact with a fast enough internet connection we may not even need any personalization on memory sticks since everything could be SaaS.
This idea may seem silly today but I am sure it will have legs at an airport near you in 2010.
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