Hi Folks Just came across news, that Raspberry Pi GPU outperforms iphone 4s's gpu by 2x & also outperforms Nvidia's Tegra2. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-raspberry-pi-gpu-outperform... This device has amazing potential to create low-cost PCs for children in the developing world & encourage programming the world over. Detailed interview with Eben Upton, RPi's executive director (free registration required) http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/digitalfoundry-inside-raspberry-pi I am curious to know what other people think of XO3 vs Raspberry Pi Vs Aakash (the Indian govt.'s low cost tablet) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8428147.stm http://asia.cnet.com/what-can-we-learn-from-the-olpc-xo-3-0-tablet-62213156.... 1. Raspberry Pi(RPi) requires monitor + mouse +k/b while XO3 is self-contained. 2. RPi is more geared to be a lab machine or a home pc while XO3 is more of a personal device. 3. From a pedagogical viewpoint, IMHO, i think younger kids should not have a digital device 24x& as they can get "addicted" to it . It is more important to impart a sense of curiosity & learning, & having an XO3 might hamper other social activities - going outdoors & playing with other kids. So i feel younger kids could be exposed to low-cost computers( made of a RP hi) in school, which are low cost & encourage tinkering (open source, simple inexpensive hw) while elder (say high school kids can get their own personal XO3 4. From an Indian perspective, i wish the Indian govt scraps the crappy Aakash tablet in favour of the XO3. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/01/08/the-inside-story-of-indias-50-comp... http://phonemantra.com/2012/01/olpc-india-head-rips-into-aakash-calls-it-pre... The vast majority of schools in India are run by the govt & most govt. schools dont have a computer lab or the computers:students ratio is abysmal 5. Internet connectivity http://laptop.org/en/laptop/hardware/specs.shtml http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs http://www.akashtablet.com/ The XO3 comes with 802.11b/g &s(mesh) & the concept of school servers, so kids can download learning content even if access to the larger public Internet is not available. Aakash has GPRS( much slower) & RPi supports wired ethernet & USB Wifi dongles. Exciting times ahead for sure & would love to hear from other people. cheers ashish