James, to be on the safe side you may wish to contact fuseproject (http://www.fuseproject.com/contact.php) concerning the XO-2 ("XOXO") and XO-3 concept visuals and their use in an e-book
I am sure these visuals were distributed to the press for news article publication, but I am not so sure for any other use. They have been of course longtime supporters of OLPC, so I wouldn't foresee any difficulties. cc me if you mail them, I can lobby if you hit any bumps thanks Sean On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 5:27 PM, James Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: > Sean, > > I tried to photograph my own XO last night without much luck, but I > found a picture on Flickr that I was able to crop into something > usable. My chapter thus far is here: > > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/ReadingandSugar/Introduction > > I'm assuming that it's OK to use the concept shots in the book. If > not I can lose them. > > I can always use shots of kids reading e-books if any turn up, but I > can do without them too. Most of the illustrations I want to use in > the book will be screen shots, which are easier than photos. > > Thanks, > > James Simmons > > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Sean DALY <[email protected]> wrote: >> James, >> >> I'm sorry, i don't have any visuals like that on hand >> >> It's quite difficult to get a decent shot of a kid and an XO and be >> able to see what's on the screen. Over-the-shoulder shots might be >> best. >> >> The XO-2 and XO-3 are concepts and in those visuals screens were >> probably added after the initial shoot. >> >> Sean >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:07 PM, James Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Mike, >>> >>> The book "Abroad" would be the best, using either the PDF or DJVU file >>> with the Read Activity. It's a kid's book and very colorful. You >>> might put the Activity in full screen mode and definitely the screen >>> should be rotated so the book page fits vertically on the screen. >>> >>> http://www.archive.org/details/abroadcranethoma00craniala >>> >>> I might try to do a picture like this myself, just the XO on a white >>> background with a page from "Abroad" on display. The problem would be >>> dealing with the glare on the screen. I would guess that in the shots >>> for the XO-3 the screen image was faked to avoid this problem. Not to >>> mention that the author of "Where The Wild Things Are" would have to >>> be dead for 90 years before that book could legally be read on any XO >>> and he seems to be still among the living. >>> >>> If your XO has a new enough version of Sugar that Read supports DJVU >>> then go with that format. "Abroad" needs a lot of memory in PDF >>> format. >>> >>> I don't really care if the XO is a 1.0 or a 1.5. >>> >>> On the XO-3 pictures in the Gizmodo article, they must have been >>> created by OLPC. Would it be allowed to use some of them in the book? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> James Simmons >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Mike Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> James, >>>> >>>> I'm going to be doing a few fresh shots of the XO-1.5 soon and could >>>> work in a few of the XO-1.0 with kid holding it in ebook mode like >>>> your example. No guarantee exactly when the shot would be ready, but >>>> can you recommend what would be the best view of an Activity and which >>>> book? >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM, James Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I was kind of hoping for a sexy image that really sells the idea of >>>>> the XO-1 as an ebook reader. Something like this for the XO-3: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.engadget.com/photos/olpc-xo3-gallery/#2555447 >>>>> >>>>> It surprises me that I haven't been able to find anything like that >>>>> for the XO-1. >>>>> >>>>> James Simmons >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Mike Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Hi Jim, >>>>>> >>>>>> Here are two photos that I did a while back: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/2542156463/ >>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/2542156115/ >>>>>> >>>>>> And someone else's >>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/macowell/sets/72157617953915215/ >>>>>> >>>>>> They are CC'd and downloadable. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:42 AM, James Simmons <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> I'm working on another FLOSS Manual, this one will be about Sugar as a >>>>>>> platform for finding, reading, and publishing free e-books. I could >>>>>>> use a picture of the XO-1 in tablet orientation with a book on the >>>>>>> screen. If there was a child reading the book that would be even >>>>>>> better. I own an XO-1 so I could take some pictures myself if I had >>>>>>> to, but I know that we have shots of the XO that we use for marketing >>>>>>> purposes and these would probably look better than any photo I took >>>>>>> myself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pictures of the XO-2, XO-3, and computers running SoaS with a book on >>>>>>> the screen would be helpful too. (I know the XO-2 design was >>>>>>> abandoned but the picture I remember seeing of a kid reading a book on >>>>>>> the mockup is a nice image). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> James Simmons >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Marketing mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Marketing mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing
