Put an RFID into everyone's shoot hand you're set.

I thought they were talking about the Inktank comic.

I can go on eBay and get and Android netbook for the same price as a XO-1. It has more memory and ton of software that just works. Most pay as you go cell phones have similar power, a good battery life needed for these areas and has the dual purpose of, well being a phone. I can't see OLPC going any further unless it becomes a broker for similar devices.

I think its more of a concern of the machine's age. Its not going to run forever. Windows has changed so much that to many its unrecognizable. Why not look for something open source and that grams may like?

He shared many of the same visions as Gates. He had a mostly positive history with Microsoft and a plan to get things done. Over time his own self image and the pressure from the changing markets twisted him (further?) into the image we see him as now.

I would love to see Windows on BeagleBone Black. It would show that even cheap devices get the love of Windows and open the Windows store. Also it would look great for kids to experiment with Windows on a $45 computer. At the very least Microsoft could release that micro-kernel version of Windows for hobby/development devices and open up Visual Studio for development.

If the market couldn't bare it they wouldn't get paid that much. If you don;t like I would say invest in alternative technology and services or create your own.

That two biggies merging. Will they be put under the scrutiny of an antitrust investigation? That will definitely eliminate choice in several areas. What the alternative, dial up or over the air broadcast?

So does Facebook become a treatable disease like Herpes simplex? You can never really get rid of it. But you can maintain your condition except for occasional posting break out.

Here's a two sided argument on the subject:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-30/bitcoin-alternative-currency-libertarian-vs-pragmatist

Actually someone answered that question in the comments of the original article:

ka1axy: Assuming they're using something with a built-in NIC (like an ARM processor -- Freescale Kinetis for example) as a system (vending machine) controller, they wouldn't get a MAC address with the device, but would need one if they intended to use the E'net interface.

Although, that wouldn't match the diagram shown in your posting -- these devices would be all over the place, not bunched on a single private network.

08-00-1B -- still have it memorized after 25 years...I developed some of Data General's first LAN cards.

Coke is most likely planning promotion similar to the MagiCans promotion. For you kids out there random Coke cans would have pop-out cash or a coupon for free swag. I think the new version will to create a social network of bottle caps. Each cap has low cost WiFi chip similar to TI's SimpleLink module. You put it on a Skylanders-like pad and it powers the chip and acts a unique id. Arcades and stores will have these pads you earn points for each visit.

My next guess is an shipment tracking on scale that only Walmart has tried. They'll use WiFi chips instead RFID because of range and a little more security. A reason they may stay away from something like XBee maybe cost and a less common standard. That my two cents.

You are correct. Version 1 and the original Version 2 had it. But YouTube changed it's ad model. Roku and YouTube/Google couldn't agree on how the ad revenue would be shared.

If I remember correctly the reason that ad revenue issue even came up was because YouTube has switch to MP4 streaming and the Roku players couldn't handle it at the time. So Roku setup a conversion proxy and to pay for it Roku wanted a percentage of each ad.

I blame it on a lightning strike.