Although currently seeingsomesuccess withthe One Laptop Per Child program, Negroponte's pastprojectshaveincludedsuchdubious endeavors as asSwatchInternetTime.
Over timeSwatch itself has been lifted upward by its own success with new artist designed limited-edition pieces created by noted artists like Keith Haring.
In 2005, Margolis was approached by Jean-Claude Biver, a very successful figure in the Swiss watch industry, who at the time was working for the Swatch Group.