[Marketing] Pictures of XO-1 in tablet mode needed

[James Simmons]

Walter,

I'm trying to find my way into this new book and the mock ups sell the
idea of kids reading books on the computer better than anything I've
seen for the XO-1.

I agree that the XO-1 is a terrific e-book reader with tons of
potential to help kids learn.  I just wish it photographed better.

I would guess the introduction will be rewritten several times before
the book hits the front page of the site.  I'll remove the pictures
for now, but I'll ask for permission to use them just in case.

I have plenty of other chapters to write, so I'll return to the
introduction after I've knocked off a few of them.

Thanks,

James Simmons


On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>> James, to be on the safe side you may wish to contact fuseproject
>> (http://www.fuseproject.com/contact.php) concerning the XO-2 ("XOXO")
>> and XO-3 concept visuals and their use in an e-book
>>
>> I am sure these visuals were distributed to the press for news article
>> publication, but I am not so sure for any other use.
>>
>> They have been of course longtime supporters of OLPC, so I wouldn't
>> foresee any difficulties. cc me if you mail them, I can lobby if you
>> hit any bumps thanks
>
>
> Further, since these are mock ups that may never be built (certain in
> the case of the XO-2), it would seem to be somewhat misleading to
> include them. The XO-1 is concretely such a nice ebook, why distract
> the reader's attention with speculation?
>
> -walter
>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 5:27 PM, James Simmons <nicestep at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Sean,
>>>
>>> I tried to photograph my own XO last night without much luck, but I
>>> found a picture on Flickr that I was able to crop into something
>>> usable.  My chapter thus far is here:
>>>
>>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/ReadingandSugar/Introduction
>>>
>>> I'm assuming that it's OK to use the concept shots in the book.  If
>>> not I can lose them.
>>>
>>> I can always use shots of kids reading e-books if any turn up, but I
>>> can do without them too.  Most of the illustrations I want to use in
>>> the book will be screen shots, which are easier than photos.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> James Simmons
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> James,
>>>>
>>>> I'm sorry, i don't have any visuals like that on hand
>>>>
>>>> It's quite difficult to get a decent shot of a kid and an XO and be
>>>> able to see what's on the screen. Over-the-shoulder shots might be
>>>> best.
>>>>
>>>> The XO-2 and XO-3 are concepts and in those visuals screens were
>>>> probably added after the initial shoot.
>>>>
>>>> Sean
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:07 PM, James Simmons <nicestep at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>> The book "Abroad" would be the best, using either the PDF or DJVU file
>>>>> with the Read Activity.  It's a kid's book and very colorful.  You
>>>>> might put the Activity in full screen mode and definitely the screen
>>>>> should be rotated so the book page fits vertically on the screen.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.archive.org/details/abroadcranethoma00craniala
>>>>>
>>>>> I might try to do a picture like this myself, just the XO on a white
>>>>> background with a page from "Abroad" on display.  The problem would be
>>>>> dealing with the glare on the screen.  I would guess that in the shots
>>>>> for the XO-3 the screen image was faked to avoid this problem.  Not to
>>>>> mention that the author of "Where The Wild Things Are" would have to
>>>>> be dead for 90 years before that book could legally be read on any XO
>>>>> and he seems to be still among the living.
>>>>>
>>>>> If your XO has a new enough version of Sugar that Read supports DJVU
>>>>> then go with that format.  "Abroad" needs a lot of memory in PDF
>>>>> format.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't really care if the XO is a 1.0 or a 1.5.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the XO-3 pictures in the Gizmodo article, they must have been
>>>>> created by OLPC.  Would it be allowed to use some of them in the book?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> James Simmons
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Mike Lee <curiouslee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> James,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm going to be doing a few fresh shots of the XO-1.5 soon and could
>>>>>> work in a few of the XO-1.0 with kid holding it in ebook mode like
>>>>>> your example. No guarantee exactly when the shot would be ready, but
>>>>>> can you recommend what would be the best view of an Activity and which
>>>>>> book?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM, James Simmons <nicestep at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> I was kind of hoping for a sexy image that really sells the idea of
>>>>>>> the XO-1 as an ebook reader.  Something like this for the XO-3:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.engadget.com/photos/olpc-xo3-gallery/#2555447
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It surprises me that I haven't been able to find anything like that
>>>>>>> for the XO-1.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> James Simmons
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Mike Lee <curiouslee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here are two photos that I did a while back:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/2542156463/
>>>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/2542156115/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And someone else's
>>>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/macowell/sets/72157617953915215/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They are CC'd and downloadable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:42 AM, James Simmons <nicestep at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I'm working on another FLOSS Manual, this one will be about Sugar as a
>>>>>>>>> platform for finding, reading, and publishing free e-books.  I could
>>>>>>>>> use a picture of the XO-1 in tablet orientation with a book on the
>>>>>>>>> screen.  If there was a child reading the book that would be even
>>>>>>>>> better.  I own an XO-1 so I could take some pictures myself if I had
>>>>>>>>> to, but I know that we have shots of the XO that we use for marketing
>>>>>>>>> purposes and these would probably look better than any photo I took
>>>>>>>>> myself.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pictures of the XO-2, XO-3, and computers running SoaS with a book on
>>>>>>>>> the screen would be helpful too.  (I know the XO-2 design was
>>>>>>>>> abandoned but the picture I remember seeing of a kid reading a book on
>>>>>>>>> the mockup is a nice image).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> James Simmons
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