The first ten $ 100 laptops are shipped

OLPC XO-1s (One Laptop Per Child - every child with a laptop) are finally "out" and are being tested for the last time under extreme conditions like extreme heat and extreme cold, dust, mud and continuous operation for hours.

OLPC is an ambition of Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the Media Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He wants children in poor countries to have access to computers.

Laptop is equipped with 128 MB RAM, 512 MB flash memory and works on Linux operating system. This device has a Wi-Fi antenna, does not use a hard drive because it is fragile and has a real value of 150 USD.

The OLPC project received great support from many companies, including Google. Rupert Murdoch also funded $ 500,000. OLPC signed an agreement with governments of Brazil, Argentina, Libya, Nigeria and Thailand. Earlier this week, Murdoch said he would continue to invest in the project for another 4 or 5 years.

" What we expect is that every child in the world has their own computer. With admirable advancements in technology, we fully realize that aspiration and OLPC will create. Big changes across the globe, "Murdoch said.