The concept now turns into reality! $100 laptop is soon to bring big smiles on the faces of pupils in rural South American hamlet. The five years old concept of $100 laptop project finally gets the green light to ramp-up production of this low-cost machine. This low cost machine is scheduled to hit the streets this October.

The concept took five years of designing, collaboration and innovation for bringing the $100 laptop to this stage and this has been a turbulent journey for One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the organization behind the scheme and its founder Nicholas Negroponte.

Some critics’ notion is that such a cheap device could not offer the technology or durability required to be beneficial. Others pointed out that the target third-world countries had more burning problems, such as starvation, dehydration and disease.

But for OLPC this endeavor is not a gift of modern technology, but rather an educational initiative and ‘an expression of global solidarity’ that would ‘open up new fronts’ for children’s education.

The innovative design of the XO machine is impressive, even to critics. This innovative ‘XO’ device is designed to run on less than 10% of the power required by an ordinary laptop. The main purpose of developing XO is to cope with the harsh and remote conditions found in areas where it may be used, such as the deserts of Libya or the mountains of Peru.

The software, memory, and screen are all designed to minimize energy consumption. The battery-run XO can even be recharged with solar cells, or human-operated foot pumps or pull-string chargers, and last four times as long as an average battery.

The laptop will initially cost $176 but the organization predicts that the price will drop to the target $100 as manufacturing and improvements are integrated.

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Neutrogena needs no introduction. What could be more trusted names in skincare? Their every product ranging from cleaners, toners, moisturizers and cosmetics are just amazing.

And you have soft spot for lip products you are just going to love Neutrogena MoistureShine Soothing LipSheers. This moisture-infused formula containing SPF 20 and is made with the right amount of soothing moisturizer that contains vitamin E to put off chapped lips.

The lightweight formula comes in ten sheer, long lasting shades. So choose your favorite one from: Sparkling Nude, Honey Breeze, Peach Sorbet, Cool Nectar, Sunny Berry, Shimmering Blush, Pink Splash, Fresh Rose, Plum Kiss and Ruby Bliss.

You can pick this cosmetic for just $9.

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Have you ever thought that why the 34-year-old Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow still look so young. The actress was spotted buying a cream that has snake venom to preserve her youthful looks.

The ‘Shakespeare in Love’ actress swears by an anti-wrinkle skin cream made from serpent poison to keep her skin looking young and vibrant.

Gwyneth, who is the regular visitor of Beverly Hills Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic, bought a wide range of Ultra Lux 9 products - including one cream which contains the venom.

A source said,

It’s not Botox. It is just a cream that has the venom of a snake in it. The cream is part of the facial treatments available at the spa.

But don’t think that Gwyneth is the only celebrity to try out such uncanny beauty treatments. Debbie Harry is also one of them. She has been injecting herself with sheep embryos since she was 35.

The Blondie singer said,

I thought, ‘Wow, this is so logical - you have fresh cells’. I was the youngest person that had ever done it.

Well, they are celebrities and they can do anything!

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The new GPS wristwatch called Pyxis RGPS-3000 is the new innovation unveiled by a Korean company. This GPS timepiece is specially designed for golfers. This watch allows users to load golf courses onto the device allowing them to keep track of the score.

Moreover, RGPS-3000’s software is also adaptable to several conditions especially for outdoor activities such as running bicycling, hiking etc. this is a good idea of a GPS system keeping accurate track of how far one have walked, jogged, swam etc.

The Pyxis RGPS-3000 will be released in Korea only as there is no news regarding the global launch of this watch. This smart gadget can be yours for $215 in Korea.

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Now get rid of those old traditional black, silver or white computers and notebooks. Cenio Computers makes it possible by introducing desktops, laptops and monitors in 16 metallic colors. And Cenio’s m1500 notebook is also comes in a gold metallic color.

And if you didn’t like metallic color don’t get disappointed. There are 15 other colors to suit your taste. In addition to colors, Cenio also allows one to customize their displays or computers with your company’s logo.

Besides this, Cenio’s Art Computers designed by artist Selwyn Senatori sports colorful urban style. So what you thinking? Get the fresh colors into your home right now.

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Robots no more gets special treatment in Japan. Fuji Heavy Industries and Sumitomo have designed a Tondon robot that will now clean the apartments. Tondon robot features a special ‘Balinese’ paint job (means yellow with scribbles all over it) to go with the building it works in.

Tondon robot cleans everything from carpets to gutters with its heavy-duty brush/vacuum combo. Moreover, it can tour 14 floors without any without any grumbles requiring just the mandatory charge. The Tondon is currently assigned to clean hallway floors of a new 14-story Bali-themed luxury apartment complex in Tokyo without any supervision.

There are number of safety features that enable it to move freely from one to other without any hindrance. It uses an optical communication system to control the building’s elevators. Tondon also features a set of video cameras out of which four cameras record robot’s every move and hard disk that stores video feed. These cameras can also be used for the supervision thus, serving also a watchful security while cleaning.

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Latino Hip-Hop group The DEY premiers a video for their debut album titled ‘The DEY Has Come’. The clip is for their first single ‘Give You the World’ that has been released on iTunes.

The DEY is comprised of Divine, Elan, and Yeyo that record their songs bilingually. The band was recently selected by MTV Tr3s to be their ‘Descubre & Download’ artist and is to have ‘Give You the World’ as free download on the network’s official site.

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The Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster has at last acknowledged about her longtime lesbian partner Cydney Bernard. Foster is often seen out with film producer Bernard, and the couple have been raising Foster’s two children Charles, 9, and Kit, 6.

According to Daily Mail,

Jodie Foster paid tribute to “my beautiful Cydney” - her lesbian partner of more than 15 years - in a thank you speech at an awards ceremony, finally confirming Hollywood’s most open secret.She made the acknowledgment after receiving an award by the Hollywood Reporter at a Power 100 breakfast earlier this week.

Jodie Foster, who won academy award for her role as a rape victim in 1988’s ‘The Accused,’ is the latest Hollywood celebrity to come out this year, including Grey’s Anatomy star TR Knight and Doogie Howser MD actor Neil Patrick Harris.

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It is assumed that Charlize Theron’s house in the Hollywood Hills has been burglarized. The LAPD has confirmed to Us magazine that there is an investigation underway concerning a burglary at actress’ house.

Officer Ana Aguirre told Us:

There was a break-in reported at her home sometime over the weekend between the 6th and 8th,”. There were no suspects seen by any witnesses. And the property that was taken is being evaluated by the homeowner.

It is not clear that what has been stolen from the house of Esquire’s ‘Sexiest Woman in the World.’ Theron, 32, won the Best Actress Academy Awar’d in 2004 for Monster.

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Paris Hilton is a kind lady and very well knows how to gain headlines. Hilton was at the center of a bizarre nightclub incident when she comforted an entertainer in an Oompa-Loompa costume injured when the crowd rushed the stage.

Paris Hilton was among the crowd at Cameo nightclub in Miami early Saturday morning at an event sponsored by Ariva smokeless tobacco, featuring a performance of Jeff Beacher’s Madhouse with three Oompa-Loompa characters in orange makeup and green hair. And suddenly the fun turned deadly when the crowd rushed the stage, injuring Paris’ oompa-loompa friend Robin Sherwood. Sherwood and Paris are coincidentally long-time friends, so when she saw his leg was badly cut, she cried to find help for him.

Lawyer Mike Heller of Talent Resources, who booked the event says;

I was with Paris, Paris stayed back at the event when she heard that he was injured, to make sure he was okay. She was very concerned with his health. She didn’t leave until she knew that he was okay.

A Cameo source adds:

Yes, Paris Hilton stayed with him until an ambulance came to take care of him. Paris was great, she was there until he was turned over to the medical technicians.

Sherwood received 50 stitches at the hospital and is recovering at the Versace mansion in South Beach.

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