The Mini Laptop OLPC XO-2
May 26, 2008
On may 20th 2008 the founder of the OLPC Nicholas Negroponte announced the second generation of the OLPC XO laptop, which will be called the XO-2. Negroponte didn’t share much information about the XO-2’s hardware but the new system has two touch-sensitive displays. the XO-2 will be much smaller than the original machine (half the size, according to the press release) and will have a foldable e-book form factor. “The next generation laptop should be a book,” Negroponte said.
The XO-2 will employ the dual indoor-and-sunlight displays, which was pioneered by former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen. The design will provide a right and left page in vertical format, a hinged laptop in horizontal format, and a flat, two-screen continuous surface for use in tablet mode. “Younger children will be able to use simple keyboards to get going, and older children will be able to switch between keyboards customized for applications as well as for multiple languages,” the press release reads. The XO-2 will also reduce power consumption to 1 watt.
The XO-2 is sheduled to be released in 2010.
