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I'm a little late to the party with this unboxing of my new OLPC XO-1 laptop, but the machine arrived while I was out of town visiting my family for Christmas. In fact, there's a story there.
OLPC may still not have any completely new hardware ready to roll out, but it is now giving its slightly improved XO 1.5 laptop a bit of a boost. The organization has just announced that the ...
OLPC will run the promotion for two weeks between November 12 and 26, according to NYTimes.com. The group is already accepting donations, but Give 1, Get 1 marks the first time the XO machines ...
It's also a great way for those wanting the child-friendly simplicity of OLPC's software environment on their existing hardware, without spending money on an actual OLPC XO-1 notebook.
OLPC CTO Ed McNierney shows XO-1.75 laptop at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) showed off the next version of its famous laptops on Thursday at the International ...
Last time we saw the OLPC XO 1.75, it had its guts exposed for all to see on the CES show floor. This time around, it's being poked and prodded by Uncle Sam at the Federal Communications Commission.
Nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child on Thursday said it is adding a multitouch screen to the upcoming XO-1.75 laptop and is modifying software to take advantage of the new hardware.
The new laptop, pictured below in stock photos from OLPC (courtesy of xconomy), is slated for release in 2010, while an update to the current XO was also announced today. Called XO 1.5 ...
The key difference is the ARM-based processor which uses just 2 Watts, or about half as much power as the x86 chip in the XO 1.5 Laptop. According to OLPC News, the XO 1.75 will ship in March for ...
Now it looks like the folks at OLPC have gotten the message, because they’re shipping the XO 1.5 laptop with the option to switch between the Sugar OS and a full GNOME Desktop, which provides a ...
OLPC started off in 2005 as a laptop project and is well known as a hardware innovator, with its first XO-1 laptop being praised for its unique and environmentally friendly design. The XO-3 ...
Nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child on Thursday said it is adding a multitouch screen to the upcoming XO-1.75 laptop and is modifying software to take advantage of the new hardware.