OLPC releases first information on XO-2

Last week at OLPC’s Global Country Workshop the look of what will be the follow up to OLPC's highly successful and publicized XO was revealed. The XO-2 will sport dual touch screens and be half the size of the original. The design will provide a right and left page in vertical format, a hinged laptop in horizontal format, and a flat, two-screen continuous surface for use in tablet mode. “Younger children will be able to use simple keyboards to get going, and older children will be able to switch between keyboards customized for applications as well as for multiple languages”.

The best part is that they are claiming that the XO-2 will be released in 2010 for an astonishing $75. Of course OLPC has been known to aim lower than it really can achieve on price so expect to pay a little more.

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Asus Eee PC - lots of fun in a little package

The marketing and development push for new smaller form factor PC's such as the UMPC standard has been going Strong for almost 2 years now. There is no question in my mind that there is a place in the market for these small form factor computers that are even more compact than the laptops many of us carry around now. The two big things that are currently holding back the miniature PC from main stream are battery life and cost. Asus realized that most people can't afford one of the beautiful touch screen UMPC's that many manufactures and building and selling for around the same price as a full laptop and developed the Eee PC, a small laptop with a 7 in screen, solid state memory which allows it to get tossed around a bit and a price that anyone can afford, best of all it still looks pretty sexy . Starting at around $400 the Eee PC comes with linux pre-installed and the only down side is a somewhat average battery life of around 3 to 3.5 hours.

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OLPC - Give One, Get One

I think most people have heard of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Program by now and if you haven't you need to hit the link at the bottom to learn more. The OLPC is a $200 laptop designed for children in developing countries. It can be powered by an electrical outlet, solar panels, pull string or crank and comes pre installed with a Linux operating system and some really interesting programs.

Now the really exciting part; You can finally get one for yourself. $399 buys one for you and a child in a developing country!

One Laptop Per Child

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