Could Cows Power Cheap Laptops?
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The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) is toying with a novel source of power for its low-cost XO laptops: cows.
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This miniature budget notebook may not be preloaded with Windows, but it ably serves most on-the-go computing needs.
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The debate is centered on whether cheap laptops are the best way to improve education in the developing world.
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A laptop under US$100 could reach desks if a new venture formed by former chief technology officer of One Laptop Per Child, Mary Lou Jepsen, can deliver on its promises.
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US researchers demonstrate a system to transfer energy to devices without the need for wires.
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Concerns over exploding computer   batteries may be heating up, but alternative power sources for   portable devices like laptops, music players and cellphones   could still be up to 10 years away.
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The retailer trots out a portable PC for less than $600. Is it getting ready for a laptop push for the holidays?
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A device that turns heat to sound and sound to electricity could power spacecraft.
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By GALLOWAY, Jill  It makes good sense and money to feed cows supplementary feed to boost milk production all year round on Brian and Joanne Guy's dairy farm near Feilding.   Simon Redmond is the dairy consultant who advises at the farm.
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Aimed at the education sector, the laptop will feature, among other things, a flash-based hard drive and a "wireless music server." But, the company says, it's "not really about the specs."
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SCIENTISTS have sounded the death knell for the plug and power lead. In a breakthrough that sounds like something out of Star Trek, they have discovered a way of 'beaming' power across a room into a light bulb, mobile phone orlaptop computer without wires or cables.
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Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. But don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S.
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For a theoretically free operating system, Linux is -- and will continue to be -- a cash cow. A research firm sees a bright financial future for the OS.
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InfoWorld - I've been on a bit of a green kick around here for the past few months. A computer lab is notoriously power hungry, with servers running at 100 percent utilization for days on end, generating traffic or running test harnesses. There are certain areas where I can make some reductions, however, such as collapsing a half-dozen less-utilized boxes onto a single VMware ESX server. There are some other ways, too.
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It seems like a great idea: making a computer that's somewhere between the size of a cell phone and a laptop, for people to carry around and surf the Web.
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Scientists have demonstrated a way of transmitting electrical power through the air, raising the prospect of wireless gadgets such as mobile phones, MP3 players and laptops that do not need power leads to recharge their batteries.