OLPC 2.0: 2nd Generation XO Laptop Unveiled

The One Laptop Per Child Foundation just unveiled the next generation of XO Laptops and looks like it’s an interesting upgrade to the previous one. OLPC founder Nicholas Negrponte reveals the new design of the OLPC in a press conference.

The XO-2 laptop will come in dual touch-screens and pegged at $75PHP 4,401INR 6,356EUR 71CNY 546, a far more cheaper price than the $188PHP 11,033INR 15,933EUR 179CNY 1,368 a piece the original original one turned out to be.

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Will this next version gather more steam? I think they should have focused more on the price rather than the design. Who knows what will the kids use them for?

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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8 Comments

DJ says:

17 years ago

I thought the OLPC project is dying.
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andre says:

17 years ago

i don’t think OLPC will live to see this design come out. there’s too much internal turmoil in the project. i’ll be surprised if they would still be around by next year.
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reks says:

17 years ago

are the other functionalities from the first XO retained? (ad-hoc networking, black and white mode)
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Andre says:

17 years ago

they hooked up with microsoft i think
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/2-0&fp=4834c981670f6133&ei=RSk0SIT-C4WiggOIn7mvAQ&url=http%3A//www.redherring.com/Home/24265&cid=1213100470&usg=AFrqEze0w_UuRV5S1sRERZOz_dI09z0xNg
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Lucien Tiojanco says:

17 years ago

Guys! Everex Cloudbook is already locally available. Saw one in Asianic Megamall. :-)
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otoy reyes says:

17 years ago

wow! what a kick ass design :)
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