OLPC around the Net

Photo Comparison of XO, Eee PC and Classmate
ZDNET has a short photo gallery of the OLPC XO, Eee PC and Intel's Classmate. It's short on details but the photos give you a sense of the size and layout of the three laptops.

Free laptops a hit with children
Back in November last year, a batch of XO laptops were sent to children in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. The lack of electricity and Internet access seems to be an issue with some children. "At home, we cannot surf the net and chat with teachers and friends online when doing homework because our village has no internet access ... So we use our laptops for calculating, typing, taking photos and playing games," said Potjanee Yangton, 13.

Chuck D is involved with OLPC
In an interview with Sixshot, Chuck D, member of the rap group, Public Enemy, let it slip that he's involved with the OLPC.
Q. I guess the next step is to start owning our own electricity and everything.
"Well, or find out ways to—I’m involved with One Laptop Per Child, and they found ways to use solar power to get online.  So alternative energy sources also could be key," he said.

The $100 Headache
PopSci has written an article about the woes of the OLPC project. They give a status update of the project, the inability to reach the high volume needed to lower the laptop price, Intel and upcoming plans. The last bit sums up the effort:

Meanwhile, despite OLPC’s turmoil, families are putting the XO to good use. Last March, 20 students in Ban Samkha, a remote, rice-growing village in Thailand, got their hands on the machines—a first for some. They quickly began to use Google, connect with new friends around the world, and monitor local weather to help alert the landslide-prone village when it’s at risk. The Ban Samkha experience serves as a vivid reminder that the OLPC project is worth rooting for.