The One Laptop Per Child project is unique in many respects the most prominent of which is its philanthropic goal of providing a cost effective medium to further the education of poor children in third world countries.
But did you know that on the technology front, the OLPC laptop named XO-1 is the front runner to a number of innovations ? Consider these facts ... The XO-1 has been designed from the grounds up with the goals of survivability, serviceability, and robustness in mind. The mother board is located behind the LCD screen instead of below the keyboard as seen in traditional laptops. The LCD is a dual-mode display, both a full-color, transmissive DVD mode, and a second display option that is black and white reflective and sunlight-readable at 3x the resolution. It is said to be one of the first devices to use the Li-Fe-P battery, which is considered safer than normal Lithium ions.
I came across this in depth article which details each and every part of the OLPC right down to the chipsets used, accompanied by a dozen or so high resolution photos of the parts. A very informative read indeed.
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