OLPC 2.0 Coming; Will Project Survive to See Its Launch?

May 21, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

The One Laptop Per Child project, which developed the low-cost XO education laptop for developing countries, has revealed plans for its next-generation mobile computing device. The new system, which will have a clamshell form-factor with two 16:9 touch-screen displays and no hardware keyboard, is expected to sell for $75 per unit and will be available in 2010. That’s the hope, at least. The reality is likely to be quite different, given the project’s troubled history.

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Tagged with: Ars Technica, computer, laptop, OLPC, One Laptop Per Child, Ryan Paul, XO

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