[I meant to copy this to the IAEP list as well...] On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 1:36 AM, Mike Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> Caryl, > > In today's Engadget video[1], the host interviews Giulia and Bob, and the > XO-4 is never displayed. Most of the segment covers OLPC history and > mission, then they recap the features of the new consumer tablet. One > interesting soundbite towards the end at 17:05 when Bob is referring to > the XO-4 Touch (he calls it the clamshell): > > "We're going to port that device to Android. So it's going to possible for > a child in Africa on a clamshell to be using the same software as a child > coming to Walmart." > > One way to interpret this statement is that the new "Dreams" interface > will be ported to an Android version of the XO-4 Touch. That opens > questions on if some deployments will opt for an Android version of the > XO-4 Touch and if this new consumer interface is customizable as open > source. > > Thinking about this, and since Guilia mentions the Journal in her demos, I > went and took a closer look at the short hands-on video Engadget shot of > the XO Tablet [2] as well as a higher quality clip by Jeremy Hill [3]. > > On the new tablet, the Journal icon leads to a dashboard showing % usage > of each of the "dream" categories (e.g. XO Artist, XO Athlete) of the > tablet. There's nothing of the Sugar Journal there. The other My Files icon > leads to a basic Android explorer file list. Screenshots here [4] > > So there's lots to think about. But one thing is for sure, the original > concepts behind the Sugar Journal as a portfolio for reflection and sharing > are gone. > > Mike > > > [1] http://www.viddler.com/v/41ee1d5e (no escape from pre-roll ad) > [2] http://www.viddler.com/v/3f7d1d50?secret=39213658 (no escape from > pre-roll ad) > [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzU7zJV4kFs > [4] http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157632489475573/ > > > > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Mike Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was looking for that clip and finally found it after the incorrectly >> placed clip. Here is the direct link to the clip on Viddler where it is >> actually hosted for Engadget: >> >> Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with OLPC's Giulia D'Amico >> and Bob Hacker >> http://www.viddler.com/v/41ee1d5e >> >> Watching the 18:42 clip now... >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:08 AM, Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Mike... >>> >>> Check this again. The video was made *today,* and Giulia is clearly >>> holding and pointing to things on an XO-4, not a tablet. The link might not >>> work right... it didn't for me. I had to go to the Engaget schedule for >>> today, find the one for OLPC, click on it, go down below the photos, there >>> will be a video screen with a guy on the right. Click on play. It is short. >>> >>> Caryl >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:51:20 -0500 >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> CC: [email protected]; [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [support-gang] XO-4 Questions After Viewing CES video >>> >>> >>> Caryl, >>> >>> I watched the video the other day, which I should say did a good job of >>> bringing attention to Sugar as opposed to the hardware. >>> >>> A press release from June 2012 about the Sesame Workshop partnership >>> states firmly that >>> >>> "The educational packages for Latin America and South Africa will >>> include content from the respective local adaptations of *Sesame Street* >>> : *Plaza Sésamo* and *Takalani Sesame*. The fun and engaging programs >>> will be pre-loaded onto the “XO” laptops."[1] >>> >>> But that doesn't necessarily mean that SW will release that content >>> license free for Sugar. LEGO WeDo for Sugar, for example, is not freely >>> available. >>> >>> I think Giulia misspoke about the intent of the Journal on the XO-4 as >>> affording parental control. In the latest build, it is still possible to >>> erase items. >>> >>> I can't see any apparent change to the interface of TamTam Mini on the >>> XO-4 Touch. It looks like Gonzalo is still actively working on the simple >>> piano keyboard widget[2]. Maybe he can jump in to say when it might be >>> added to TamTam Mini. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> [1] >>> http://www.sesameworkshop.org/news/sesame-workshop-and-one-laptop-per-84-detail.html >>> [2] http://git.sugarlabs.org/simplepiano >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> Hi... >>> >>> I finally found the video done by Giulia D'Amico today about the XO-4 at >>> CES. Watch it and see if you also have questions. Below you will find some >>> of mine. Add yours below and pass it on. >>> >>> http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/06/marvel-olpc-4-0-ces-hands-on/ >>> >>> Can anyone verify any of these? >>> >>> It sounded like she said some content from Sesame Street and others >>> would be included in Sugar on the XO-4. Is this correct? >>> >>> She mentions the Journal as a means of "Parental Control." Does this >>> mean the XO-4 may be marketed to individuals? >>> >>> She said the child cannot remove things from the Journal. Does this mean >>> it will be locked? Can a teacher or parent remove things? >>> >>> I notice that Tam Tam is still included. Has anyone managed to make the >>> touch-screen standard type musical keyboard available as I have been >>> suggesting? If so... I want to "test drive" it! If not, I hope it is in >>> development and want to be a "beta tester" >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> support-gang mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ support-gang mailing >>> list [email protected] >>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang >>> >> >> >
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