Children try out OLPC laptops in village in Kien Svay, Cambodia

The One Laptop Per Child Foundation have been around for a while (and a very worthy case it is too) however it looks like kids everywhere (the US – there is nowhere else is there) may be finding one of the green and white, MIT Media Labratory developed, kid-friendly, wind-up laptops under the tree this year according to Reuters. and at US$350-$525 I think some laptop and game console manufactures may be looking over their shoulders to get the license plate of the truck that hit them.

The wind-up laptop has some interesting specks too. An OS based on Red Hat’s Fedora Core 6 and lots of open source technology and nary a panoramic view or fruit in sight (software wise).