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One Laptop per Child Association unveils XO Learning System and XO Tablet

, Jan 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's been a while since we heard anything out of the One Laptop per Child Association. This is the charity organization that wanted to provide a laptop to each child in a developing country to help them learn. The OLPCA is on hand at CES 2013 and has unveiled two new products including the XO Learning System and XO Tablet. Read The Full Story

OLPC partners with Neonode for XO Touch

, Jul 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Neonode has today signed a deal with One Laptop Per Child that will see the affordable laptops make use of its multisense technology. The next generation of the OLPC, dubbed the XO Touch, will feature a multitouch 7.5-inch display. The screen is capable of being read outdoors under bright sunlight thanks to a dual-mode option, and the display can also fold over the keyboard so that the laptop can be used as a tablet in certain scenarios. Read The Full Story

Pixel Qi details shipping products: teases screen improvements

, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [2]

It’s been awhile since we've heard anything from Pixel Qi, the company behind the color screen of the same name that allows viewing in direct sunlight. The screen has previously featured in products like Notion Ink’s Adam tablet, as well as the OLPC XO-3. Mary Lou Jepsen has posted on the Pixel Qi blog giving a status update, including what products currently feature the screen tech, plus some more coming in the future. Read The Full Story

OLPC XO-3 Hands-on

, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [1]

This week a tablet has been announced by OLPC called the XO-3, one made for the education base and made to be functional in so many environments it’ll make your head spin. Inside this device you’ll find a Marvell ARMADA PXA618 processor, a half-gig of RAM, and an 8-inch display at 1024 x 768 resolution, complete with a solar panel and the ability to work with a crank that’ll power it up, no sweat. At CES 2012 we’ve gotten the opportunity to take a peek at the device in an early iteration.

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OLPC XO-3 tablet revealed

, Jan 7th 2012 Discuss [5]

OLPC had already announced it was bringing along its XO-3 tablet to CES this coming week; now we know what the new education-focused slate will look like. Less slimline than the older concepts and nowhere near as space-age as the earlier dual-screen XO-2 renders, the new silicone-clad XO-3 does at least have the bonus of actually fitting inside the Marvell ARMADA PXA618 processor and half gig of RAM we're expecting. Read The Full Story

OLPC unveiling XO 3.0 tablet at CES 2012

, Jan 7th 2012 Discuss [5]

The OLPC project are finally ready for the launch of their next XO Tablet. The XO 3.0, which has been in limbo for some time, will be shown off at CES next week. Marvell and OLPC have collaborated on previous models that are currently in the hands of over 2.4 million children in 42 countries. Chief Technology Officer of One Laptop per Child, Edward McNierney stated the XO 3.0 is a "natural successor" for their current laptops. Read The Full Story

OLPC gets $5.6m Marvell grant; XO-3 tablet not due until 2012

, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Marvell and the OLPC project have already announced they plan to work together on the upcoming XO-3 slate, and now money is changing hands too.  OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte has apparently confirmed to Xconomy that Marvell has pledged a $5.6m grant in return for using their chips in the new tablet. Read The Full Story

OLPC XO-1.5 HS physical keyboard gets video tested

, Aug 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

We're still waiting to see what the OLPC team make of the Marvell Moby tablet reference platform, but until then we'll make do with the promise of dramatically improved text entry abilities on the current model.  The OLPC XO-1.5 HS (where the "HS" stands for "High School") throws out the membrane keyboard and replaces it with a proper 'board, after the Uruguay government decided they wanted to roll out the netbook to their older students. Christoph Derndorger from OLPC News managed to grab some hands-on time with the XO-1.5 HS while he was in Asución, and the feedback is good.  Typing is far easier than with the membrane 'board, though OLPC has used a physical keyboard with an unusual arrow key layout; rather than the traditional T-formation, they're all lined up in a single row. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

OLPC founder offers advice & tech access to Indian $35 tablet project

, Aug 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

OLPC are beavering away at their Marvell-based tablet design, but that doesn't mean founder Nicholas Negroponte hasn't time to pen a few suggestions for the Indian government and their $35 tablet.  In an open letter, Negroponte offers "full access to all of our technology, cost free" to the Indian team responsible for the low-cost tablet, along with the warning that they should prioritize content creation not, as on the iPad, content consumption. Read The Full Story

OLPC XO-1.75 will support multitouch

, Jul 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

The One Laptop Per Child project has announced it will be adding touch and multitouch support to the OLPC XO-1.75, the next generation version of their convertible netbook.  The first step is updating the Sugar OS to support touchscreen technology; so far, Sayamindu Dasgupta's port of the MeeGo on-screen keyboard has already been completed. Read The Full Story

OLPC Becomes the OTPC? Story still not credible

, Jun 2nd 2010 Discuss [2]

I’ve written in the past about the tragedy of the OLPC. Last week, there was news that the OLPC folks were moving forward with a new device, the XO-3, a new tablet initiative designed to bring a tablet to market. Forget about the fact that the XO-2 never emerged from vapor, now it’s all about the XO-3. It’s also not about laptops anymore it seems. The new XO-3 is a tablet because keyboards aren’t a good idea (perhaps the organization needs to be called the OTPC now?). Promising the best of devices such as the Kindle and high-end tablet features combined in one, the new device will be seen at CES 2011 for $75.

Call me skeptical. Very skeptical.

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OLPC adopt Marvell Moby tablet platform for XO-3

, May 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

OLPC have polarised opinion with their approach to computer systems for developing nations, and now the organisation has partnered with Marvell to try to deliver on their latest XO-3 tablet.  The new slates will be based on Marvell's Moby platform - as demonstrated back in March - and are unlikely to look like OLPC's ambitious, eye-catching renders. Read The Full Story
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