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Archive for May 27th, 2008

$100 laptop gets a makeover

The $100 laptop targeted at the underprivileged children in developing nations is getting quite a makeover. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) - the organization founded by Nicholas Negroponte - unveiled plans for the second generation of it’s XO laptop last week.

While the current generation XO is a great device on its own, the XO-2 brings to it some incredible advancements.

The new model, which is estimated to be available in 2010, ditches the green keyboard in favor of a touchscreen - two actually, one touchscreen for each side of the laptop. This dual touchscreen design should give the XO-2 more flexibility (including the ability to be held vertically …

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