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Amazon OLPC orders threatened over shipping delays

, Dec 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

Delays in shipping have caused Amazon UK to begin informing OLPC buyers that their notebook orders may be cancelled.  Sales began back in November, after the OLPC partnered with Amazon to restart the Give 1, Get 1 project where buyers purchase two XO-1 notebooks, one for themselves and the other donated to a child in a developing country.  However, automated emails from Amazon citing delays in OLPC shipping the XO-1 have suggested that delivery delays in excess of 30 days will see the order cancelled.   Read The Full Story

20 to 40hr notebook runtime promises new Pixel Qi displays

, Dec 1st 2008 Discuss [0]

Pixel Qi, the company formed by ex-OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen, have been talking up their super-efficient display technology and the impact it could have on mobile device runtime. According to Jepsen, Pixel Qi are currently working with notebook and e-book manufacturers on applications using a color and video capable e-paper, with power demands a fraction of traditional LCD screens. Read The Full Story

OLPC Give One, Get One restarts on Amazon

, Nov 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

OLPC have restarted their Give One, Get One scheme, which allows buyers to purchase an XO laptop for themselves while at the same time donating one to a child in the developing world.  In fact, two options are available: $199 simply donates an XO, while the full scheme is $399.  OLPC have partnered with Amazon to process the orders; in the US, XO laptops will begin shipping in 30 days. Read The Full Story

OLPC XO-1 WinXP edition: slow start-up but shows promise

, Aug 6th 2008 Discuss [0]

After Microsoft and the OLPC project made their OS deal official, we all knew Windows XP was going to end up on the XO-1 notebook.  Laptop Mag scored an invite to check out the system, which will begin shipping with XP as a dual-boot option in September.  XP runs from a separate SD card hidden behind the screen, and currently the XO-1's own internal 1GB of flash memory is not accessible.  Start-up speeds are lower than promised, too; Laptop Mag have a video of it in action, but all you really need to know is that where Microsoft promised 50 seconds, it actually took 1 minute 24 seconds.  Read The Full Story

OLPC Windows XP version in production for September launch

, Jul 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has released to the OLPC project the specially tweaked version of Windows XP that will be offered on the XO notebook.  The new version of the machine should be available in September, according to James Utzschneider, General Manager of Marketing and Communications for the Unlimited Potential Group. Read The Full Story

OLPC XO-2 has native MultiTouch, haptic feedback likely

, May 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

The OLPC team probably predicted that their ever-so-slick XO-2 renders would prompt some "is it feasible?" critique, mainly due to its inclusion of dual-touchscreens.  Intended to fold down the middle like a book, the two screens would serve either as facing pages or as a screen and virtual keyboard.  Pixel Qi, the company set up by former OLPC chief technology officer Mary Lou Jepsen, will be responsible for providing the display panels themselves, and she's been answering some questions on what functionality the XO-2 will carry and how a $20 touchscreen price-point is feasible. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – May 25th

, May 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

After a few weeks of budget, mobile laptops grabbing the headlines, its been the turn of monstrous gaming machines to storm the limelight.  Acer announced their first serious gamer’s desktop, the Aspire Predator, which is intended to take the breed out of the boutique and into mainstream computer stores.  Alienware struck back with an updated Area-51 ALX; the industry’s first overclocked 4GHz Core 2 Extreme aimed to put Acer back into their place.

Acer Aspire Predator gaming PC

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OLPC XO-2 concept: $75 for dual-touchscreens by 2010?

, May 20th 2008 Discuss [2]

It's tricky, as a tech company, predicting how people will react to your latest shiny concept.  In OLPC's case, I've a sneaking suspicion that many will be saying "concentrate on hitting that promised $100 price-point with your current laptop" rather than spending too much time cooing over a render that really looks too good to be true (even for the estimated 2010 launch).  The OLPC XO-2 has dual-touchscreens and can be used in traditional laptop orientation, via an on-screen keyboard, or as an eBook with the hinge running down the middle.  Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – May 18th

, May 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

ASUS continued their assault on the budget computing market this week, with the Eee PC 900 finally launching in the US while its Intel Atom powered sibling the PC 901 broke cover.  We also saw a live photo of the Eee Box B202, a desktop version.  It looks as though the rumors of a separate Eee brand could be true; the ASUS logo is notable for its absence on the new products.  Meanwhile, OLPC and Microsoft finally shook hands on a Windows XP deal for the XO education notebook, and Fujitsu showed off their own Atom-based ultraportable, the U2010 UMPC complete with 3.5G WWAN and GPS.

ASUS Eee PC 901

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OLPC and Microsoft finally reach XO Windows deal

, May 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

After a great deal of "are they, aren't they?" rumor and negotiation, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project have finally agreed a deal with Microsoft to put Windows XP on the low-cost notebooks. As a result, starting from next month a Windows version of the XO machine will be available in five or six countries, with a large scale release following in August or September. However, unlike early rumors, the XO will not - at least initially - be able to dual-boot between Windows or the original Linux-based OS. Read The Full Story

OLPC – the newest target of overclocking

, Mar 27th 2008 Discuss [2]

I thought for sure this guide was going to involve DIP switches when I read that this computer only has a 433MHz processor. But it didn’t, its all software, or more precisely, firmware based. The requirements are quite low too, you must have an OLPC, you must have a developer key or have disabled security prior to this hack, and you must be perfectly OK with bricking your OLPC if you screw up. The upside is that there is at least one report of someone overclocking their OLPC to 566/233 without having any issues such as system instability or overheating. [Photo Credit: Aaron] Read The Full Story

OLPC reviewer: ‘There’s a lot to like’

, Jan 17th 2008 Discuss [1]

With all the boardroom shuffling, accusations of conflicted interest and mysterious OS rumors, it's easy to forget that the OLPC project is actually producing working laptops.  In fact, the XO-1 went on sale last November, as part of a "Give One, Get One" scheme in which North American buyers purchased two of the devices, one for themselves and the other to be donated to needy children.  Reg Hardware's Brian Hurley pre-ordered an XO-1 and had it delivered a few weeks ago, and has put together an impressively comprehensive review of the bright green device the makers would have us believe can change the world.   Read The Full Story
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