OLPC Unveil XO-3 Laptop
Tue, 05 Jan 2010
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation has revealed its latest computer – the XO-3. The new laptop PC is a touchscreen tablet PC and is the OLPC’s sleekest model yet. Despite the addition of touchscreen technology, OLPC are adamant it will cost ‘well below $100’ when it becomes available in 2012.

The non-profit organisation will be hoping the XO-3 is more successful than the XO-2 model it launched in 2008, which has since been scrapped. So the actual predecessor will be the initial XO model, which has been distributed to 1.4 million children across 35 countries, including every child at a Uruguayan school. ARM will provide the chips for the new laptops, which have simple functions such as word processing and simple internet access.

Despite the fact that the original notebook cost just under $200, CEO of OLPC Europe, Walter de Brouwer, has said that the fast pace of technological changes and the decreasing price of electronics will enable the organisation to sell the laptops more cheaply. Mr de Brouwer also revealed the possibility of finance deals, allowing governments to repay the money owed for the notebooks over a period of time, equating to less than one euro per month for each laptop.

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