Nicholas Negroponte’s XO-1 ($100 Laptop) in the Wild

The Entertainment Gathering 2008
Monterey, CA
Dec 13th, 2008
via FORA.tv

One Laptop Per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte discusses the release and global impact of the XO-1, formerly known as the $100 Laptop, from Uruguay to Afghanistan.

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XO-2 $100 laptop unveils new sleek design

The wraps have been taken off the new version of the XO-2 laptop designed for schoolchildren in developing countries. "It is a totally new concept for learning devices," said Prof Negroponte.The revamped machine created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project looks like an e-book and has had its price slashed to $75 per device. The laptops which originally had a target price of $100 now cost $188 each.The new version loses the green rubbery keyboard, sporting instead a single square display hinged at its centre. In mid-May OLPC announced a deal with Microsoft to make Windows & Linux available on the XO machine. OLPC has announced the resumption of the Get-One-Give-One program and this will allow people in wealthy nations to buy two XO laptops and donate one to a child in a developing country. So far with this program OLPC has distributed 30,000 additional laptops to children in Rwanda, Mongolia and Haiti.

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