[OLPC-Philippines] Different approaches, Same goals

[Jerome Gotangco]

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:26 AM, <ideasman88 at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> I don't know what James was thinking when he said he wanted to use the DS
> for his kitchen. I assume its because of its versatility in functionality
> that it can be used for a lot of things from playing games to use by kids
> for their school work to using it in the kitchen. (James what were you
> thinking really? I hope not to fry an egg! Or can it do this?).

In Japan, the DS has reached pervasiveness that its no longer
considered a game console, hence the software library even includes
interactive cookbooks, yoga/pilates guides, interactive storybooks,
english language proficiency training, etc. some of which I actually
imported from Japan to use, and even bought some interactive
storybooks for my daughter.

My interest here is mainly on the use of a commercial device that has
a radical approach to an interface, not to mention has at least 5
times less the power of a typical XO-1 machine but has similar network
capabilities. We should also take note that Japan is not a target
market of OLPC for the XO-1, but still has needs to provide a better
way to deliver education hence there is a commercial entity that
recognizes the need for them to do so.

-- 
Jerome G.

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