Sol (laptop)
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 5 June 2009 |
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Headquarters | , Canada |
Number of locations | 3 offices (2013) |
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Website | wewicorp |
Sol Laptop is a product of WeWi Telecommunications, Inc. - a Canadian technology company based in London, Ontario. WeWi manufactures and markets computer hardware, software tools, and offers consulting and deployment software development services.[1][2]
The company was founded by David M. Snir in 2009 as an Internet service provider and then shifted to research and development. The company offers ad hoc disaster recovery and connectivity services for private and public sector as well as research and development of technology for government, defense and public health sectors. The company specializes in designing and deploying data centers for military and government bodies.[3]
In June 2013 WeWi launched its first consumer product: a Solar Operated Laptop (Sol). A rugged, waterproof solar laptop developed for education in Africa.[4][5] The laptop is preloaded with the Ubuntu variant of Linux.[6] [7]
References
- ^ Vaughan-Nicholes, Steven J. (9 August 2013). "First solar-powered Linux laptop". ZDNet. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ WeWi Telecommunications, Inc. "About WeWi". WeWi Telecommunications, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Koble, Nicole (6 Aug 2013). "Sol: the $300 solar-powered laptop". PC Pro. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Carruthers, Dale (25 June 2013). "London company develops solar-powered laptop". London Free Press. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Woollaston, Victoria (6 August 2013). "The Solar-Powered laptop that could spell the end of cables and batteries - and takes just two hours to fully charge". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Omar, El Akkad (June 26, 2013). "Laptops that run on the sun". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Thiboudau, Patrick (2013-09-08). "How about a solar-powered, submersible laptop". Computer World.