The One Laptop Per Child project introduced the idea of small, low-cost, low-power durable laptops that could be used by students around the world, with a special focus on developing markets. The first XO Laptop units shipped in 2007, and over the next few years the developers improved the hardware and software… and inspired the […]
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OLPC XO-4 tablet hits the FCC
The OLPC XO-4 is a notebook which converts into a tablet when you twist the screen. It has a rugged, dust-resistant case, a display that’s designed to be readable outdoors, and a low power processor. Like earlier XO laptops, the XO-4 is designed to be used by students in developing nations. But the touchscreen is […]
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OLPC XO-4 Touch convertible tablet for students to launch in early 2013
The OLPC project may have started off as a non-profit initiative to develop inexpensive computers and distribute “One Laptop Per Child” to developing nations around the world. But over the past few years the group has also branched out into durable, low power tablets. Now OLPC is bringing the two projects together with the XO-4 […]
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OLPC’s ARM-based tablet, laptop can run on solar power alone
Modern computers aren’t just a lot faster than the PCs you probably used ten or fifteen years ago — they also use a lot less power. But most computers designed to run desktop operating systems still use enough energy that they can’t, say, run directly off the power generated by a small solar panel. But […]
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OLPC XO-1.75 Laptop coming in March
One Laptop Per Child might need to change its name soon, now that the organization is preparing to launch a $100 tablet. But the folks behind the original XO Laptop haven’t given up on cheap notebooks. In fact, they’re preparing to launch a new model in March. The XO-1.75 will feature a Marvell Armada PXA618 […]
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OLPC to parachute computers into remote villages… literally
OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte’s next big idea sounds crazy… and that’s probably because it is. PC Magazine reports he wants to airdrop cheap tablet computers into remote villages without providing any instructions, teachers, or other forms of support. But developing an inexpensive durable, ultraportable laptop that could be used in the developing world seemed like […]
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There may be around 1.8 million XO laptops in the wild
It’s easy to forget, what with tens of millions of low price, low power netbooks shipping over the last few years, but it’s likely that netbooks would never have hit the market if it weren’t for the OLPC XO Laptop. Nicholas Negroponte’s vision for a $100 laptop aimed at students in developing nations has turned […]
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Printed keyboard protector for the XO Laptop
The XO Laptop has a durable “membrane” keyboard which is designed to be water and dust resistant since the laptops were designed to stand up to harsh conditions in developing nations — and the abuse any computer can get at the hands of children. But an Australian Education Department IT officer noticed that kids like […]
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OLPC XO Laptop with normal looking keyboard spotted in the wild
One of the defining characteristics of the OLPC XO Laptop is the little computer’s distinctive green plastic design, which extends to the keyboard which has a membrane-style keyboard that’s resistant to spills and dust. But if you’ve ever actually tried using an XO Laptop, you may find the keyboard take s a little getting used […]
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Pixel Qi display looks better outdoors than the original XO Laptop screen
Before starting Pixel Qi, Mary Lou Jepsen worked on the OLPC XO Laptop and helped design the cheap mini-laptop’s outdoor readable display. But that was a few years ago. Flash forward to 2010 and Pixel Qi has finally started producing and selling its new 3qi display which functions both as a full color screen indoors, […]