[Its.an.education.project] [Olpc-open] some details about the next versions of the XO hardware

[Seth Woodworth]

The last line of the quote sounds menacing.  New partnerships?

I really hope that the announcement is going to cause any real drama.  But
if it does, I suppose it's best to do it now, and work our way out of both
controversies.

But I am very very glad to see that the current XO (or even XO1.5) is going
to be in production as-is for the next few years.  I'm rather fond of my
little green machine.

Seth

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 1:28 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at tomeuvizoso.net> wrote:

> http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/16/arts/design19.php
>
> "The plans for the new design, the XOXO (or XO 2), are to be unveiled
> Tuesday. Scheduled for introduction in 2010, it will be a tablet
> computer that several kids can use at once, and will combine the
> functions of a laptop, electronic book and electronic board.
> Negroponte describes it as "a totally new concept for learning
> devices" and hopes to sell it for $75 in 2010. OLPC's former chief
> technology officer, Mary Lou Jepsen, intends to sell the laptops she's
> now developing for her start-up company, Pixel Qi, for $75, too."
>
> "All of the lessons learned from using the XO have been applied to the
> development of the XOXO tablet computer, and to an interim model, the
> XO 1.5, which is to be introduced in spring next year. Negroponte says
> that it will be "faster, brighter, cheaper and even less
> power-demanding," and that OLPC is soon to announce new partnerships,
> which should speed up its progress."
>
> Regards,
>
> Tomeu
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