By Bo Gowan
23 July 2008
11:57 am EDT
Vacationers on the Greek island of Patmos will soon have free island-wide wireless Internet access. (photo credit patmos.com)It’s the middle of summer (for those of us north of the equator), and for many that means prime vacation season. But for an increasing number of workers, a vacation might mean some time on a sunny beach, but not necessarily a break from work duties.
One of the interesting findings of an IDC study that Nortel sponsored (The Hyperconnected: Here They Come) was that over one third of people surveyed check work email when on vacation.
Indeed it seems beaches everywhere are getting connected. The Greek island of Patmos …
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By Bo Gowan
27 May 2008
1:06 pm EDT
The $100 laptop targeted at the underprivileged children in developing nations is getting quite a makeover. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) - the organization founded by Nicholas Negroponte - unveiled plans for the second generation of it’s XO laptop last week.
While the current generation XO is a great device on its own, the XO-2 brings to it some incredible advancements.
The new model, which is estimated to be available in 2010, ditches the green keyboard in favor of a touchscreen - two actually, one touchscreen for each side of the laptop. This dual touchscreen design should give the XO-2 more flexibility (including the ability to be held vertically …
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