OLPC XO Laptop Will Be An eBook Computer By 2012

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There is some information about the OLPC project of Nicholas Negroponte. Apparently the 2nd generation OLPC XO laptop will only be a hardware upgrade of the current model and OLPC focuses on a completely new design for the 3rd generation which is supposed to hit the market in 2012.

Negroponte is quoted in an article on Xconomy as saying that the XO 3.0 is a single sheet, completely plastic and unbreakable, waterproof, 1/4" thick, full color, reflective and transmissive, no bezel, no holes. 1W and a price of $75. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:08:57 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC Announces Via chipsets for XO Update

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The OLPC has been working hard to get its cheap notebooks into the hands of kids around the world to help with education in third world countries. The company is always on the lookout for ways to improve the XO notebook and make it more profitable.

Last week OLPC announced that in the upcoming version 1.5 of the XO notebook it will be switching from the AMD chipset currently used in the machines to a Via chipset that uses a C7-M processor. The RAM will also get increased to 1GB. Read more

Posted on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

OLPC Give 1, Get 1 XO Laptop launches Today, See what good you can do

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The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization is launching their Give 1, Get 1 campaign again this Holiday season. This year the XO laptop is not only available in the US, but also in Europe.
Laptop Magazine has an interesting report published that documents their donation of 30 XO Laptops to a village in Mali last year.
You can do the same good thing starting today by buying a XO Laptop on Amazon.com for $399, where you actually donate with the purchase one XO Laptop to a child in need. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

How to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the OLPC XO

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Icrontic's Drew Beckett has a step-by-step guide for installing Ubuntu's sub-notebook Netbook Remix operating system on the OLPC XO notebook.

Quote: "Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a slick new user interface for Ubuntu on sub-notebooks like the Asus eeePC and the OLPC XO. Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC XO-2

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OLPC is working on the next generation kids notebook dubbed XO-2 and gave a first glimps on what the XO-2 is supposed to look like.

The new future XO will have two touch screens and will be much smaller than the current XO notebook. The XO-2 will employ the dual indoor-and-sunlight displays. The keyboards and user interface elements will be adjustable to the age and skills of the kids using them.
It looks like a bit of what a future Nintendo DS could look like. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC Gets New President and COO

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The One Laptop per Child foundation announced today that it has appointed a new COO. Charles Kane was appointed COO and President by founder and Chairman Nicholas Negroponte. The OLPC has had a rough time of late with key players in the foundation leaving to start their own companies.

The OLPC was founded with the goal of creating a $100 laptop that would enable children in third world countries to get a better education. Peru placed one of the first orders for the laptops, which wound up costing in the area of $188 per unit rather than the $100 first talked about. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 May 2008 07:31:14 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

OLPC Give One Get One XO Laptop starts Today

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One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Give One Get One XO Laptop starts today.

In September OLPC announced that they are offering XO laptops starting on November 12th to individuals who live in the USA or Canada.

During the two-week period November 12-26 you can buy a XO laptop for US$399. Your purchase buys two laptops. One of them is going to be donated for you. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC XO Laptop enters Mass Production

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The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO laptop is entering mass production stage at Quanta Computer.

The first shipments are expected already this month.
If you purchased a XO in the Give 1 Get 1 offer you should expect yours to ship in December. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Nov 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC Association Announces 100,000 XO Order from Uruguay

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The OLPC association announced today that it won the bidding to provide 100,000 XO laptops to Uruguay. The contract calls for up to 400,000 XP laptops. Interestingly, the OLPC announced not long ago that production was delayed on the XO notebook, leading many to wonder if the XO would be available in time to fill orders.

OLPC announced a program for the holidays where buyers in the U.S. can purchase a XO laptop for themselves and give one to a child in another country for $399. The XO laptops are expected to be available on November 12 with the Give 1 Get 1 sale lasting only two weeks. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:41:04 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

OLPC XO Laptop Review by NY Times

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Since you will be able to buy the XO laptop from the OLPC organization this November it makes sense to check out an indepth review of the robust and low-cost laptop.

David Pogue from the NY Times published such a review including a video report featuring the XO laptop. Read more

Posted on Sat, 6 Oct 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Give 1 Get 1 OLPC XO Program starts November 12th

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Starting November 12th you can get your hands on a XO laptop and give one to a child for $399.

For a brief time the Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project is offering a two XO laptops for $399. If you order that package, you will receive on XO laptop and the organization will ship the other one to a child in need. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:44:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC XO Laptop Hands-On

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Laptop Magazine got a chance to get some first hand impressions of the latest version of the One Laptop Per Child's XO Laptop.

Quote: "At first sight, the OLPC's XO laptop looks like a prop on Nickelodeon's Double Dare (view more photos of the XO). The closed green-and-white, rounded machine looks more the part of a toy suitcase than powerful laptop. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:31:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC XO Laptop goes into Mass Production

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One Laptop per Child (OLPC) announces that the XO laptop goes into mass production.

The rollout of the first XO laptops based on the release of the final Beta-4 (B4) engineering model is scheduled for October.

The XO Laptop B4 machines feature the AMD Geode LX processor, improved keyboard and touch pad, many electrical and mechanical enhancements, and an individualized brightly colored XO logo on the back. Children will be able to select from a wide range of colors for the logo so they can readily identify their laptop in a crowded classroom. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC says it has no Windows Plans

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Last week we posted a story that the kids laptop from OLPC will run Windows. A week later OLPC says that there are actually no Windows plans in place.

Microsoft is one of the 1,500 accepted developers in the OLPC developer program. It would be up to them at the moment to make Windows run on the XO laptop. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 May 2007 23:40:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC to cost $175 and can run Windows

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The $100 Laptop is going to cost $175, but the hardware will be able to run Microsoft Windows.

Nicholas Negroponte, the former director of the MIT Media Lab, who now runs the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project revealed these updates this week.
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Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OLPC XO B2 Produced and Quanta Ups Target to 10 Million

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You cannot call the OLPC XO Laptop $100 laptop anymore, but the ultra-lowcost Laptop for kids in third world countries makes progress.

Hardware manufacturer Quanta Computer produced the 2nd pre-production OLPC XO B2.
Heise reports that the current production cost of the OLPC are $140. Which is close enough I would say.
Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr