Comments on: XO-3 by fuseproject http://www.dezeen.com/2009/12/22/xo-3-by-fuseproject/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tomás http://www.dezeen.com/2009/12/22/xo-3-by-fuseproject/comment-page-1/#comment-356003 Tomás Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:09:48 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=57957#comment-356003 It is a grate project, who did this is helping. If someone worry about hunger in Africa would never be against any other support. I totally agree that knowledge is the best food. It is a grate project, who did this is helping.
If someone worry about hunger in Africa would never be against any other support. I totally agree that knowledge is the best food.

]]> By: Bianca http://www.dezeen.com/2009/12/22/xo-3-by-fuseproject/comment-page-1/#comment-355812 Bianca Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:53:55 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=57957#comment-355812 I can't believe how negative some of these comments are! This is a very good and needed idea. And what is the purpose of design in the first place, if not to provide simple and cost effective solutions to existing needs in society? The age of design without reach should be about over now. Also.. not everyone has a laptop, even in "developed" countries. A lot of people are poor here as well. Children starve everywhere unfortunately. But if there is something useful that can be done about any human right, talking about education here specifically, then all good ideas are welcome. I can’t believe how negative some of these comments are!

This is a very good and needed idea. And what is the purpose of design in the first place, if not to provide simple and cost effective solutions to existing needs in society? The age of design without reach should be about over now.

Also.. not everyone has a laptop, even in “developed” countries. A lot of people are poor here as well. Children starve everywhere unfortunately. But if there is something useful that can be done about any human right, talking about education here specifically, then all good ideas are welcome.

]]> By: OP http://www.dezeen.com/2009/12/22/xo-3-by-fuseproject/comment-page-1/#comment-355704 OP Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:18:20 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=57957#comment-355704 It's getting a bit old, I think, always trying to be negative and sardonic thinking it proves how terribly clever you are. It's actually possible to have two thoughts in your head simultaneously, it's actually possible to both feed starving children AND provide them and other poor children with these laptops. Providing these children in low income countries with the same access to information available to children in richer countries is incredibly important. It's obviously not about giving them the chance to use Google or YouTube, but to even out the differences between north and south and to enable them to take part in the world around them. It's all about education and empowering the poor. If the laptop looks good and is easy to use in addition to this, how can that be a problem? It’s getting a bit old, I think, always trying to be negative and sardonic thinking it proves how terribly clever you are. It’s actually possible to have two thoughts in your head simultaneously, it’s actually possible to both feed starving children AND provide them and other poor children with these laptops.

Providing these children in low income countries with the same access to information available to children in richer countries is incredibly important. It’s obviously not about giving them the chance to use Google or YouTube, but to even out the differences between north and south and to enable them to take part in the world around them. It’s all about education and empowering the poor. If the laptop looks good and is easy to use in addition to this, how can that be a problem?

]]> By: The Fake Sartorialist http://www.dezeen.com/2009/12/22/xo-3-by-fuseproject/comment-page-1/#comment-355411 The Fake Sartorialist Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:00:13 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=57957#comment-355411 $75 dollars does indeed seem extremely far fetched. Perhaps at double the thickness. The problem with such a design is that the software design becomes far more important than the exterior design, infact the exterior becomes negligable, without a good software experience the object would be useless. $75 dollars does indeed seem extremely far fetched. Perhaps at double the thickness. The problem with such a design is that the software design becomes far more important than the exterior design, infact the exterior becomes negligable, without a good software experience the object would be useless.

]]> By: starving http://www.dezeen.com/2009/12/22/xo-3-by-fuseproject/comment-page-1/#comment-355160 starving Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:40:42 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=57957#comment-355160 every african child IS starving. every african child IS starving.

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