OLPC 2.0: 2nd Generation XO Laptop Unveiled

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief May 21, 2008 · 1 min read

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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 $75, a far more cheaper price than the $188 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?

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otoy reyes · 18 years ago

wow! what a kick ass design :)

Lucien Tiojanco · 18 years ago

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Andre · 18 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

reks · 18 years ago

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

andre · 18 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.