OLPC and Vivitar are getting ready to launch their second-generation XO tablets for students. Last year the companies introduced their first Android-powered tablet with a custom user interface emphasizing educational software. The new models feature similar software, but it’s now based on Android 4.4 KitKat. The bigger changes are in the hardware. XO tablets now […]
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OLPC scraps XO-2 dual screen laptop, moves toward ARM-based XO-1.75
Remember that dual-touchscreen concept machine that the One Laptop Per Child folks were working on? Yeah, it’s toast. In a recent interview, OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte told Xconomy that the team is killing off the XO-2 project and instead focusing on an XO Laptop version 1.75. For anyone keeping track, the first XO Laptop had […]
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OLPC 1.5 refresh replaces AMD Geode CPU with VIA C7-M
The folks at the OLPC Foundation have announced a major change in the XO Laptop hardware. The XO 1.5 will look almost identical to the original XO Laptop. But instead of using an AMD Geode low power processor, it will sport a VIA C7-M CPU. Last month there was a rumor going around that OLPC […]
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OLPC to use ARM CPU in next-gen XO laptop?
The One Laptop Per Child group could soon move to adopt an ARM based processor for its next generation XO Laptop. The move is interesting for a few reasons. First, ARM CPUs tend to consume far less power than x86 chips from companies like Intel, AMD, and VIA. And second, Windows XP, Vista, and Windows […]
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Despite shrinking staff, OLPC still thinking big
The OLPC project may be have suffered a series of setbacks recently. But founder Nicholas Negroponte still has big plans for the group’s next mini-laptop, the XO-2. An early mockup of the device was spotted yesterday, but the finished product isn’t expected for another 18 months or so. Negroponte seems to be making the rounds, […]
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Is the OLPC 2.0 the future of computing or just a silly idea?
The OLPC project may be suffering from a poorly received give one get one program, and staffing cuts due to budget constraints. But it appears the group is moving ahead on plans for the next generation XO Laptop, which could be available in 2010, if the OLPC project is still going a year from now. […]