alexnklein

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by alexnklein 6y ago
I'm Alex, the company's founder and CEO. Here's us talking about the product and the Microsoft partnership on TV: https://www.instagram.com/stories/alexnklein/235848341696754... You can reach out to
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by alexnklein 6y ago
I apologize on behalf of the company for this. It sounds like you received a version that was manufactured by a bad supplier, one we've moved away from. Let me know if we can offer you something new and fresh to make up for the fumble
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by alexnklein 6y ago
Thank you so much.
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by alexnklein 6y ago
Hence a laptop/tablet. People carry these in different ways. People are stronger than they think.
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by alexnklein 6y ago
Think it's a shame that such a privacy-last and openness-last machine as the Chromebook is the "standard" for kids and classrooms. Windows isn't perfect, but it has the broadest ecosystem of applications in the world, an
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by alexnklein 6y ago
Exactly. This is also the best battery life you'll find at under $300, per Ars Technica. A little chunkiness goes a long way ;) Alex Klein, Cofounder & CEO, Kano
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by alexnklein 6y ago
Looking at upgrades right now - lots of chip suppliers courting us. Alex Klein, Cofounder & CEO
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by alexnklein 6y ago
In a third of cases, classrooms throw out, then replace computers rather than repairing them. Even if only one component is down. More than 5 billion dollars is spent by US schools in this way. While the original Kano focused on "make
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by alexnklein 6y ago
Check out the real reactions of kids opening it and using it, versus standard HP/Dell/Lenovo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIXPEPu3Y6Y
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by alexnklein 13y ago
Also – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kano_Jigoro (Primary schoolteacher, judo inventor.)
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by alexnklein 13y ago
You read our minds. We're going to launch with the Kano books translated into Spanish and Arabic, to start, and then continuing to add languages. Really important IMO to recognize that next digital generation won't just speak Engl
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by alexnklein 13y ago
You can see our first prototype – white box – at the archive link! (You can also contribute to repairs at The Internet Archive here, just got hit by a fire: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/internet-archive-from-lond..
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by alexnklein 13y ago
Great dialectic and questions – that’s why I love HN. I'm Alex, cofounder and product at Kano. On monkey – thanks for kind words all. Her name's Lily, used to work in VC. We’re working hard to make Raspberry Pi accessible to every