This morning OLPC founder, Nicholas Negroponte, unveiled the XO version 2.0 according to Engadget and LaptopMag and it is all about the touch. With a schedule 2010 release date the OX will be a hinged dual touch-screen device almost half the size and volume as the original OX. Not too surprisingly, pundits1 who didn’t “get” the original are stumped. The future looks bright. jbb
Also, the give-one-get-one program will start back up from August to September 2008.
Sources:
- OLPC 2.0 posted by Juan de la Cruz (2008-05-20), https://youtu.be/5nEAIuFMTW4?si=4SOLZrQXwnaUhZg_
- Windows XP on the XO Laptop posted by Wayan Vota (2008-05-15), https://youtu.be/PESikUPIYVs?si=Lpm2o6k1ehz7BKbK
- Engadget moaned that the OLPC was “finally getting at least one foot firmly grounded in reality with the upcoming Windows XP version.” Right. Angels in heaven cry.[↩]
