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XO laptop gives 9-year-old unexpected powers

On Thursday BBC News gave us a child's view of the $100 laptop. The article reads like a techie version of Jim Carrey's breakout movie The Mask, with Rufus Cellan-Jones as the star. The laptop, which came by way of Nigeria, unleashes incredible intuition and abilities in young Cellan-Jones:… Read more

Originally posted at parent . thesis

December 14, 2007 8:18 AM PST By Michael Tiemann

Topics:

Parenting,

Technology,

Culture,

Kids

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