XO-3 concept design is here!
Update: thanks for all of the feedback on the design! There has been some discussion about materials, and a few interesting pieces have passed around the office, but no new eye-candy is forthcoming for a while — we’re busy getting the 1.5 out the door.
The XO-3: it’s designed to be thin, sleek, and touch, while continuing to lower power, cost, and material waste. We’ve been anticipating the new designs for a while, and now they’ve arrived! As announced in Tuesday’s press release, after our upcoming releases of our 1.5 and 1.75 models next year, we are looking at the XO-3, a thin touchscreen tablet, for 2012. Here are the latest images from the Fuse design team:
Shashi said,
December 24, 2009 @ 10:23 am
This is the best laptop design concept I have seen in my life.
Kat Black said,
December 24, 2009 @ 10:37 am
WOW! Such a leap from the original XO. Can’t wait to get one, the original XO is pretty clunky – although still very pleased to have been part of the G1G1 scheme.
Tsuyoshi O said,
December 24, 2009 @ 2:57 pm
This is so cool and innovative!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feeling the coming of the 21st century. It’s really making me have one, too.
Patricia said,
December 24, 2009 @ 5:09 pm
Greattt! we are now working on the one laptop per child project in Paraguay! hope that in 2012 when this design is lounched we can also have it for our children! visit:
Quinn said,
December 24, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
Where does the power come in? The other designs had solar panels and a crank if I recall. I can’t see anything like that on this?
Q
Sujay Jha said,
December 25, 2009 @ 7:57 am
The XO 3 seems to be an amazing machine . The price point also is very competitive at sub 100 dollars levels. In case the XO reaches India or the subcontinent in 2010 it will be a lethal instrument to attack any competition from China , Taiwan or any other locations . OLPC should look at introducing this model in 2010 March itself incase it has to stay ahead of other players . The early intoduction will enable a clear drift of strategy from military laptops to more sophisticated piece in emerging countries like India and China where Government and people are very concious on price , quality and value proposition ie content and collaboration through connectivity . Working as a volunteer has indeed given me a complete reflection of the market which is going through a metaphorsis in a very high speed. The lesson is lets pitch in new model faster for the survival of OLPC in India and China .
Peeter Vois said,
December 27, 2009 @ 9:00 am
The XO 3 seems to be ultra cool, so if it would have a pen for making quick notes, todo list by hand- it would find place in my daily work. I need something to replace my paper notebook- laptops will not do.
sj said,
December 28, 2009 @ 1:04 pm
Sashi, Kat, Tsuyoshi: thank you! Please spread the news, we welcome all comments and suggestions.
Patricia: I look forward to hearing the latest from your work in Paraguay. Will you have started the national roll-out next year?
Peeter: Thanks for your comment, there have been a few suggestions for a pen.
Quinn: we’re currently looking at possibilities for charging via induction, trying to keep the number of ports or holes in the system down to zero if possible – that makes a much higher degree of dust and water proofing possible. The question is how robust the wireless interface and charging solutions can become by then.
Anon said,
December 29, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
Wow, forget Apple, these guys are true visionaries.
Dave Haynie said,
December 29, 2009 @ 3:32 pm
I love the basic concept. What’s still missing…
Display? This should ideally be something like QualComm’s Mirasol… color, fast, but only using power to change state, and better in sunlight, like an eBook.
Ports… ok, it’s all wireless I guess. That can be occasionally a good idea… certainly you can push audio via Bluetooth and leave the amplification problem (and thus, the significant bit of power) to the playing device. Even with issues, ok, it’s sealed, which is good.
How about charging, though. Do you really think induction will be efficient enough, versus a direct flexible voltage DC plug, to offset the usual efficiency losses inherent in induction charging (DC->AC->DC, if nothing else)? Hopefully you all did the math, rather than just leaving that out to look futuristic and all.
Camera.. is that the tiny dot below the “plus”? Looks smaller than a typical cellphone camera. Not a big deal, but with all that back-of-the-unit room, I’d love to see something better.
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richard budd said,
January 1, 2010 @ 11:40 am
how can we purchase these for our secondary school in the sudan?
mail richard@gracesecondaryschool.com or visit http://www.gracesecondaryschool.com
many thanks XO – keep up the great work.
RB
compughter said,
January 1, 2010 @ 12:09 pm
Loving the Look.. sleek like a Kindle. Can I tether a smartphone to it ?
Mobile Computer Solutions.
Robert said,
January 1, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
I sure hope we can see this in the G1G1 program.
june Fedorchuk said,
January 1, 2010 @ 12:31 pm
Please let me know where the power for this new xo unit comes from,its so ultra thin that I can hardly believe it works.
How much is it ? Is it available on the buy one—-get one plan, in Canada?
karl said,
January 1, 2010 @ 12:37 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
I wish OLPC continued success in 2010 especially with the introduction of the
XO-3 to positively influence education, peace and prosperity in the developing world.
Jean-Francois poulin said,
January 1, 2010 @ 12:43 pm
Amazing work people simply stunning. A pen would be indeed an asset. Will you run the program again buy one send one ?
arlene coulter said,
January 1, 2010 @ 12:47 pm
i am wondering – is the keyboard lettering any larger or more widely spaced. my grandson has an original and as his hands grow, the fingering on small space is becoming more difficult
Natanael L said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:11 pm
Do NOT forget that the battery MUST be replaceable!
And maybe WiFi performance could bumped up by external antennas, that just would work as repeaters? They could even be powered by induction to eliminate additional ports!
If it would be upgradeable (unlikely due to it’s design), I’d sign up for buying one NOW! I might get one anyway – you can still use it as an SSH client using X, and then you got both power and flexibility!
Lawrence Lockman said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:13 pm
I just donated my OLPC XO to a school in Boston. It was purchased during the brief buy 2, get 1 program. I loved it, but outgrew its functionality.
Will there be another buy 2, get 1 opportunity?
Nick Winter said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
I want to be part of the g1g1 for that! That looks amazing!
Mary Margaret said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:31 pm
Bravo, what a fabulous design. I can’t wait to g1g1
Happy New Year to you all and may 2010 be a more peaceful year for all.
Nadon said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:44 pm
It doesn’t look robust, isn’t it too thin to put in children hands? Does it have usb or SD card ports? Will there be a wiki page about it soon?
Dan said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:48 pm
Looks fragile. I realize that it is supposed to be flexible, but it still looks like it would be easy to break. Cool if you can pull it off, especially for <$100. Oh, and screen-based keyboards suck. At least stick a bluetooth module in there.
Ken Arnold said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:49 pm
Looks very cool. How is the screen protected? I would think that having it constantly exposed would lead to a lot of breakage, and i don’t see a protective cover that can swing in to place.
saif said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:56 pm
it great to know xo-3 to help people in education in sudan we are planing to give children on laptop so plz give us all the information
Mona said,
January 1, 2010 @ 2:32 pm
True visionaries is the word! XO-3 makes me melt! Congratulations guys!
jstheater said,
January 1, 2010 @ 2:37 pm
Very excited about this new model. Will we be able to participate in a new OLPC purchase program for overseas as we did with the first generation computer models?
One other question: how robust is the screen, and has it been tested for repeated dropping or weight tolerance (someone stepping on it)? Just wondering.
ThePete said,
January 1, 2010 @ 3:19 pm
It seems risky to go with a form factor that has yet to prove itself as practical in the 1st World, to me. I think you guys should have just reinforced the keyboard, added a touchscreen and drop the price of the original XO since that form factor is practical and realistic. I feel like OLPC has a habit of coming up with semi-hair-brained ideas and thinking it doesn’t harm their reputation. After doing G1G1 myself, and paying twice the originally promised $100, I know OLPC is capable of impressive work, but there were still enough design and admin mistakes that make me worry that a hardware design even more ambitious than the first maybe be a bad sign. I hope I am wrong, of course. From day one I’ve been a fan of OLPC and your mission.
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Dr. Jason said,
January 1, 2010 @ 3:55 pm
What a wonderful concept. We could use something like that down here in Central America for rural physicians? Paper medical records don’t stand a chance in this climate.
What do you say? One Laptop per Physician???
Robert gomez said,
January 1, 2010 @ 5:45 pm
Fabuloza si y hacemos maravilla con las 1.0 que dira con la 3.0 aqui en uruguay siempre olpc es visionaria pudiendo llevarnos de lo mejor para nuestros niños.
Rivera uruguay
Steve Holden said,
January 1, 2010 @ 6:03 pm
sj: This is a tremendous design concept. How close to an actual product is it, and how fluid is the likely pricing (we’ve seen promises of $100 laptops before, remember). Surely inductive charging would imply an infrastructure whose presence the intended user base cannot rely on (or at least a separate charging unit that might have the same weaknesses that you are trying to design out of the XO-3)? What steps are you taking to ensure that the machine’s widespread availability will not be compromised by that requirement? Good luck with the project.
Anthony Negbenebor said,
January 1, 2010 @ 6:52 pm
Please reserve me some XO3s. Excellent design.
anthony
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Diallo Iam said,
January 1, 2010 @ 7:44 pm
I am interested in how to acquire one XO-3 myself to have a close look at this machine.
Please tell me how?
Happy New Year to you, Diallo Iam.
Diallo Iam said,
January 1, 2010 @ 7:45 pm
How to get one XO-3?
Brian fredericks said,
January 1, 2010 @ 10:25 pm
where do i buy mine. I love this design it almost looks unreal. we are so use to having the bulky designs. you don’t even see designs like this on the commercial market.
NeoAmsterdam said,
January 1, 2010 @ 11:02 pm
Nice concept art, but it seems to lack the practical design that the current XO-1 has. Somehow, I can’t envision field repars being easy – doubly so if there are no ports (USB, RJ-45, serial, etc.), no “cheat keys” to hold down, and no local tech guru to help out.
Detractors aside, it’s good to see that OLPC isn’t dead – it’s years ahead of its time. If imitation is the highest form of compliment, then Asus and Apple will continue to kowtow (read: steal) for years to come (and they’ll still fall short of matching the XO).
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victoria said,
January 2, 2010 @ 1:05 am
Love this design, when is this item going to be for sale, and i am sure that you mean well and that this is a good project, but have you ever thought of the children in the usa that don’t have laptops and how this could intrest and advance them?It would be nice to have this kind of thing for the children that can not afford them here.Thanks V bowers
Kirsten Miles said,
January 2, 2010 @ 3:53 am
This is such a wonderful expansion of technology, cannot wait to see them distributed!
Anil said,
January 2, 2010 @ 6:23 am
WoW…. The XO 3 seems to be an amazing machine. Its cool and wonderful.Can’t wait to get one. its going to be biggggggggggggg hittttttttttttttt when its lanuched. I can’t wait to lay my hands on it. What are the dates????
Dagmawi said,
January 2, 2010 @ 6:46 am
Tnx for the new concept design OX-3
I have seen some gap on the ergonomics aspect of the OX-2. I.e I was not confortable when opening and closing OX specially at the interfacing point of the top and bottom part. But now i think this concept fulfill the requirment
Augusto Schwartz said,
January 2, 2010 @ 8:47 am
É muito bom ver iniciativaas como esta! Se nossos governos investirem mais atenção neste tipo de educação e inclusão nossa sociedade com certeza poderá ostentar com mais vigor a bandeira de nosso povo!
Espero que o MEC/FNDE esteja atento às transformações que estão ocorrendo no mundo e motive nossos esducadores à inserir-se no mundo tecnológico e avance a visão de uma educação integradora, atualizada e potencializadora!
Bill Parker said,
January 2, 2010 @ 10:52 am
Looks like a really cool concept. Our kids really enjoyed the first version, but want one of these now. Is there anything Julie or I can do to help with the execution of the XO-3? Maybe a holographic screen for displaying 3D? We also specialize in all manner of planar microstructures including diffractive optics, brightness enhancement optics, light recycling and flat format imagers (fly’s eye lens). Back when E Ink was starting we built their first test displays, and we have more sophisticated capabilities now. Please give our regards to Nick Negroponte. Bill and Julie Parker SM Vis S ’87,’89
parepalli venkateswararao said,
January 2, 2010 @ 10:55 am
it wery fine.. i want it.. how much cost.. pl send details my mail
Rony Joseph said,
January 2, 2010 @ 11:20 am
The design of the XO3 seems excellent. I like the fact that they are lowering the power consumption even more. However I hope that folks who bought the original one will continue to be supported. I also hope that they will work on the issues with the original one. Mine does not connect to wifi and it also does not download anything from You tube.
To be honest, I have not also checked to see if I need to upgrade the operating system.
The original XO also has problems with the pointing device having a mind of its own after some use and the battery life is also an issue.
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coldsea said,
January 2, 2010 @ 12:01 pm
My job is outdoors, on and around the sea. Am using the XO-1 with Teapot’s Ubuntu installed for reports, but the XO-1 is “fragile” compared to my mobile phone which is the Sonim XP3 (before getting the Sonim I destroyed 7 mobile phones is 15 months), this mobile phone will work after being 1 meter underwater for a hour. Check out the flap they used to cover the recharge port. The XO-3 would be a much better fit for my needs, as it would be much more “robust” than the XO-1 in my work environment, but, and it is a big but, will it be available to the general public at all? I realise that the OLPC program is in the first place focused on education and the kids, but it is very useful in situations where a normal laptop/netbook just won’t survive.
Catherine Byrd said,
January 2, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
WOW!!!! I am impressed and excited! This could be something I could use in my shows. Much easier to carry than Nicholas’s lap top. Also I think it may just fit my kid like ways. You should send me one to test it’s durability. I am a bit rough on such things. Also am very good at messing up programs. If it can stand up to me, you definatly have a winner.
Siegfried Ohene-Sidza said,
January 2, 2010 @ 2:03 pm
The past year was such an experience for the OLPCorps Ghana team, since the teams made a tremendous input in the academic performance of the children in our
country. We are hoping this year and the previous years to come will be a success. As a Corp intern, I believe that the XO-3 design will be the tool to address more problems that our continent (Africa) is facing among the children in their studies in the schools and outside the schools.
wom said,
January 2, 2010 @ 2:05 pm
Súper segura si la cuestioncita. Dudo que le dure mucho a alguien.. muy fácil de robar.
Ambled said,
January 2, 2010 @ 2:08 pm
It appears that there is no front facing camera (it was moved to the back).
That seems helpful for things like augmented reality and normal image capture, but complicates self-image capture and possibility of video collaboration.
bob stepno said,
January 2, 2010 @ 2:29 pm
Very cool!
But I do worry that kids might be inclined to playfully stick a finger through the green donut-shaped appendage (wifi/mesh antenna?) and spin the panel around… Or maybe I’m just old enough to have watched a lot of sixgun-spinning westerns in my childhood? Still, it looks fragile and risky.
I did like the two-panel concept for bookish reading/note-taking. But I assume two of these one-panel units could be meshed with software (and/or velcro or duct tape) for a similar experience…
In fact, I suspect the mesh networking could allow some amazing group-creations reminiscent of composite signs held overhead by football audiences, but to much greater educational effect. Picture classrooms (or flashmobs!) creating virtual 10×10 screens! instant feedback for teachers, for better or for worse… Communal sliding-panel puzzles… Combine with internal GPS for projects in which kids become a virtual jigsaw puzzle, each holding a piece and finding their position in the puzzle…
A lot like life…
Best wishes SJ, Walter and co for the new year…
Bob in sw Va.
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Robby
Randa said,
January 2, 2010 @ 2:47 pm
I’m kinda glad I have my XO-1!
Questions about the XO-3:
No solar charger? That was one disappointment I had with the XO-1–but anyway, it is chargeable with the still-pretty-ubiquitous car battery. One could even run it off a car battery!
No real typewriter keys? I like something I can feel to type on, even if the keys are teeny-tiny.
No port for the transfer of material? I like being able to use a thumb-drive–as back-up, and as more information storage.
What are the dimensions of the XO-3? It looks pretty big to me. I like the small size of the XO-1–I can stuff it into almost anything.
Yeah–I like my XO-1.
Yaa Achiaa said,
January 2, 2010 @ 3:20 pm
Wow it is great. This new design is wonderful. Can’t wait to see the XO-3. It is great!
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Carol T said,
January 2, 2010 @ 3:29 pm
New concept looks great. How soon will it be available? I love the chance to buy one for your projects and get one for my local US child projects. I like to do this once a year in December, but if the new one is available sooner and price is lower I’d do more, and sooner.
kevin said,
January 3, 2010 @ 12:05 am
Outstanding are there keyboard and interface operations in firmware? I hope we see these being built.
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Patricia Senn said,
January 3, 2010 @ 9:36 am
I have an original XO from when you had the offer of “buy one to donate and get one to use, too”…. a couple of years ago… we are all MAC users – are instructions available? If not, should I, can I, send it back to you? If you can put it to good use, I’d do that, Thanks… p.s. the pictures of the newer, sleeker one looks absolutely wonderful!!!
chombee said,
January 3, 2010 @ 9:50 am
I’m not sure that I like this design. It looks really slick, but maybe awkward to use. Look at the image where someone is writing an email (or something) using both hands to type on an onscreen keyboard. It looks like she has the XO-3 layed down flat on a desk. How comfortable can that possible be? Hunched over a completely flat keyboard (not tilted upwards, which is more ergonomic) and looking straight down at a screen (rather than straight ahead). I suppose it would probably be alright for writing a quick email, but do that for long and you’re really gonna hurt your neck and back! Hunching over to use the tiny XO-1 is already an ergonomic nightmare, this XO-3 looks like it takes that to the next level.
But the XO-3 mockup looks like the device is too big to be operated as you would use a smartphone, by holding it in front of your face with both hands and using your two thumbs to operate the keypad.
It looks like to use it you’d always have to be doing what the user is doing in a couple of images, holding the thing up with one hand, or possibly holding it with a hand and additionally balancing it on a forearm, and then operating the interface one-handed.
jean nusi said,
January 3, 2010 @ 10:37 am
This is surely the most sophisticated version of the XO. How is it charged? Does it work with with a pen? As we are introducing the XO in cameroon, is there any hope for us to put this new version in our classrooms? Ist it possible for pedagogic advisers involved in the project to have a copy?
Thanks for OLPC for the wanderful ideas!
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owonibi segun said,
January 3, 2010 @ 2:19 pm
The One Laptop per child is good,but children in my state lack the facility,oyo state,Nigeria.Please do something
Charles W Meyers said,
January 3, 2010 @ 2:31 pm
How can I get purchasing information on the new XO-3 model?
Kaye said,
January 3, 2010 @ 2:33 pm
How easy is this version to actually use?
We were extremely frustrated by the first version! There were no other devices in our area, so none of the “neighborhood networking” features were usable. The fact that it is Linux based and no real materials came with it meant we couldn’t add programs or even do much on the web with it (many online sites and games would not show or run on the device). Perhaps if one were a Linux programmer it would be possibel to do more, but we don’t even understand how ot access the directory system….
So….how far has the current design come to enable someone who has (quite extensive) knowledge of the Windows environment to actually use the latest XO?
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Peter Forint said,
January 3, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
Science Fiction becomes science fact. What will they think of next!?! Nicholas Negroponte is a leader of amazing vision. I stumbled across his 1984 presentation when he predicted so many of the things we now take for granted.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/nicholas_negroponte_in_1984_makes_5_predictions.html
Debbie Tudor said,
January 3, 2010 @ 8:02 pm
I participated last year in the G1G1
How do I continue to participate?
Thanks
Debbie
Karl Sprenger said,
January 3, 2010 @ 8:34 pm
Awesome, can they build them soon?
JT said,
January 3, 2010 @ 8:56 pm
Looks good, but I worry about the durability of the key ring, especially the hinge. And 2012 is a long product lead time. Why not foget the 1.5 and 1.75 and get the 3 out by the end of 2010.
john mazura said,
January 3, 2010 @ 9:05 pm
how can I get one for my child?
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Jessica Munoz said,
January 4, 2010 @ 10:58 am
let me know when the G1G1 is… I’ll be waiting.
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January 4, 2010 @ 11:29 am
I think that the XO3 is ausome I would like to replace my XO that sent back to Amazon.com ,and never got any credit.
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January 4, 2010 @ 1:49 pm
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January 5, 2010 @ 11:01 am
The latest version is great ! Wish we could afford this as we give free training to girls in different areas of Pakistan ,through the Girl Guides Association.
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Alice Ducharme said,
January 6, 2010 @ 11:40 am
Sounds great, looks great BUT how easy will it be to change the battery? What about the heat factor? How hot will this laptop get? I have a tiny Archos video player that gets hot as hell when I’m running it, and the battery is hardwired in and when it fails, AS THEY ALL DO how do you replace a failed battery etc…
GMLGeek said,
January 6, 2010 @ 12:49 pm
I sooooo very want one of these to experiment with in our library!
Zeeshan Dogar said,
January 6, 2010 @ 1:11 pm
If this design is to be believed, I do not see how they could produce at $100 per laptop. The hardware components required to assemble a cardboard thin laptop would be extrememly expensive.
And I am assuming it is solar powered, because no one could afford battery power, or access to electric sockets in the Third World. If this thing works, I think its fantastic.
Colin said,
January 7, 2010 @ 6:34 am
Please could somebody explain or help me to get hold of this product for South Africa !!! I have been trying for a year !!!
Kamal Prasad said,
January 7, 2010 @ 1:03 pm
This looks great! However, I am concerned about the durability of this device. As thin as it is, I would imagine that it would snap in two (or damage components) if a child plops againts a wall with this in his or her backpack with uneven things inside it along with the XO-3.
Scott said,
January 7, 2010 @ 10:55 pm
That is one beautiful machine.
But it seems totally flimsy… not anywhere durable enough to stand up to the rigors of the life and handling of a a third world child.
How many times can it be dropped on a rock and still continue functioning (screen side down)?
How long does the battery last?
Can the battery be easily replaced each year?
Won’t that cute little loop handle just snap off on the first day?
How long does the touch screen remain sensitive and reliable?
Is the screen scratch resistant?
How long does the flash memory last?
That thing is designed for middle-aged professionals in western economies. Maybe that’s who you should sell it to to raise money for more practically engineered machines for actual third world schools.
Ventz Petkov said,
January 8, 2010 @ 2:59 am
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This is the best laptop design concept I have seen in my life.
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Completely Agree! This is fantastic. If it’s < $150, I will get one the day they come out. Even < $200, they would be worth it.
10 Best Links from Twitter – Week in Review | Librarian by Day said,
January 8, 2010 @ 9:35 am
[...] XO-3 concept design is here! this looks so awesome how could you not want one? [...]
Cindy Putnam said,
January 8, 2010 @ 6:52 pm
I love this – can’t wait to have one in my hands!
Michael Gottlieb said,
January 9, 2010 @ 5:56 pm
When the xo3 finally comes out, please contact me. I would be proud to give one get one again. I feel your organization does much to brighten the world and bring education and utility everywhere. Thank you for all you do. My son is a computer engineer, and he is amazed at the quality of the original
Proto said,
January 11, 2010 @ 2:32 pm
can’t wait until the Wrap Around Your Wrist ones come out…
Joshua Muendo. said,
January 12, 2010 @ 3:48 am
I am a Kenyan University Student taking a Bachelor of Theology Course in Scott Theological College.
I would be more computer informed than I am now if I got my own Computer when I was young – I still do not have One.
The above means that: What you are doing at “One Laptop Per Child” is very Beneficial. You will help many children to be Computer Literate and enjoy the Fruits of Modern technology.
May God Richly reward your Efforts as he already is.
I said,
January 12, 2010 @ 11:50 pm
Wow, this leaves apple in the dust! I have the “old”‘ G1G1, but now I want to get this one when it comes out. Great idea, great design, I love it!!!
Kaylin said,
January 13, 2010 @ 2:02 am
Very interesting and cool, but how far along is it really? How does one fit all the necessary components of a computer into such a thin device? It looks paper thin… I’ll definitely keep an eye on this!
Reading blogs #21 : ::: Think Macro ::: said,
January 13, 2010 @ 5:05 pm
[...] “XO-3 Concept Designs are Here!” – Yes, the OLPC has announced the concept for the next generation of XOs; they decided to skip XO-2 and focus on XO-1.5 and XO-1.75 (which sounds interesting) before they jump to an entirely new generation. The new design looks fancy, but it reminds me more of a sophisticated reader combined with some iPhone functionality rather than a computer. Moreover, it looks rather fragile on the pictures. Having said that, it is intriguing and it is supposed to below the $100 mark. But we will have to wait until 2012 to see it on the market (if everything goes as planned). [...]
Morgaine Swann said,
January 13, 2010 @ 8:12 pm
WOW! I want every kid in the world to have one of these! They should get these to market as quickly as possible. I hope they stick with this design and focus on production. This could change the world in the very best ways.
Syed R Ahamed said,
January 16, 2010 @ 2:36 pm
Concept looks very cool, where’s all the chips?
alinde Mehlomakulu said,
January 17, 2010 @ 4:09 pm
wow…the new XO seems very very cool.
does anyone know how i can get hold of the current XO for the children at the school in my village here in South Africa?
Agbaji Joshua said,
January 18, 2010 @ 11:02 am
This is what every child would like to have; the design is wwonderful.
Pls. how can i get one?
Battle of the Vaporware Tablets said,
January 19, 2010 @ 6:09 pm
[...] has provided the world’s poorest children more than a million computers and counting, and the XO-3 will never be one of them, but then it doesn’t have to. “We don’t necessarily need to [...]
paul said,
January 20, 2010 @ 7:33 am
wow!!!!!!! i would like to buy it!! i am in italy! l
Chris Lorensson said,
January 20, 2010 @ 10:34 am
Honestly?
Are all you people crazy?
Don’t you think if this specimen could have been built that someone would have done it by now? Apple perhaps? There’s no way this thing is possible – it’s a freaking 3D mockup. I can design a UFO in photoshop in 5 minutes but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be built next year for consumer purchase.
I honestly have no idea what OLPC is thinking – it seems to me like they just had their guys design the most technologically-provocative piece of hardware so they could get some much-needed press.
If this thing actually comes out, and works like they’ve made it look in these pictures, I will eat my shorts.
sj said,
January 20, 2010 @ 3:45 pm
mabé – thanks for the offer, but as we don’t use retail channels we aren’t looking for in-country dealers at this time.
chris – what fabric are your shorts made of?
sj said,
January 20, 2010 @ 3:47 pm
Alinde – try talking to OLPC-ZA — they have a mailing list at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-za
Syed – the chips are spread across the center of the laptop.
Totally Awesome : XO-3 by One Laptop per Child (OLPC)!!! | itsAnimesh.com said,
January 22, 2010 @ 1:22 am
[...] nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child wants to produce a touchscreen tablet computer by 2012 that will cost less than $100…. OLPC released its device roadmap, which includes two [...]
New one laptops per child | Flakes said,
January 26, 2010 @ 11:52 pm
[...] the pictures, the new XO-3 laptop looks beautiful and sleekly functional, but retains much of the original concept of a single device [...]
OLPC Amazing Product Design – Laptops for Charity | mash★collective said,
January 27, 2010 @ 6:47 am
[...] out the rest of the XO-3 designs here by the Fuse design team and information on their work and how you can help. They look [...]
Danny said,
January 27, 2010 @ 11:12 am
The more things change… looks a lot like the original laptop Radio Shack used to sell – TRS-100 I think, hopefully it’s as rugged. I too doubt the 100 dollar mark.
Tomusx said,
January 27, 2010 @ 3:58 pm
Brilliant concept looks like Apple I-PAD has been following the XO-3, no doubt the market for this will be greater and have a greater purpose for education with fruitful results overall.
Should this come alive in all honesty the thirst for education will be greater and more opportunities for content developers and programmers.
Lets hope, Squeak, Alice and Scratch will be a part of this.
Webfooted Weblog » Blog Archive » Tablet computers? YES. Apple’s overpriced DRM-riddled tablet? No thanks! said,
January 28, 2010 @ 11:56 am
[...] http://blog.laptop.org/2009/12/24/xo-3-concept/ [...]
Hubert said,
January 29, 2010 @ 5:30 am
It looks very nice but it’s still a concept, will it ever com to life… The Apple I-PAD IS real! (not that i’m a Apple lover (I don’t own any Apple products)). One more thing, Apple pays for it’s own research, will OLPC do the same?
fhdjg said,
January 29, 2010 @ 7:54 pm
I wish I have that computer!!!!!
ronpadz said,
January 29, 2010 @ 11:01 pm
@ Chris Lorensson
That’s why it’s called a concept. Companies use concepts as a model to work toward. Ever been to an auto show?
Douglass said,
January 31, 2010 @ 5:06 pm
It’s FINE and GOOD and relates to the discovery that kids, in learning, prefer touch phones to desk based computers ~ it lifts like a piece of paper, or lies flat or at an angle, and “phones” too! The sooner all kids have one in their big pocket the better.
sparks245 said,
February 2, 2010 @ 9:13 pm
Do you know where you can get a laptop like this?
Pablo Perez-Fernandez said,
February 3, 2010 @ 9:16 pm
This is all wonderful, but the price points are unrealistic. They simply will not happen by 2012, 2013, or even 2014. What OLPC needs is to adopt a commercial mindset. Non-profits NEED to make money. Sell the laptops in the open market! Make a profit! Use the profits to subsidize educational distribution. Period. I would buy several at a premium to help the movement, and I suspect from the reaction to the original G1G1 — which I happily participated in — that many people will embrace a OLPC v.3 G1G1. Make a powerful device without resorting to excuses like kids don’t need the power or adults are not the intended audience. Power and UI have nothing to do with each other. Make a powerful, innovative device, and sell it at a profit to subsidize the non-profit educational mission.
Rhonda USA said,
February 22, 2010 @ 11:56 am
I ecco the sentiments of Pablo P. Schools are looking for a way to cut cost, eliminate hard copy text books. I and many of my friends would purchase, open give one get one agian.
Saleh Jordan said,
February 28, 2010 @ 2:35 am
hi me and me friend when we saw this version of XO laptop we ask our selves how we can bring on of them to make a project that we called
THE XO LAPTOP
that we put in it the first xo laptop to the last one XO-3
so if XO company can help us to bring on of XO-3 laptop
Kho Sro said,
March 26, 2010 @ 10:30 pm
KEYBOARD:
It is very very important to have at least one USB PORT to plug in a
REAL keyboard.
An on-screen keyboard is NOT very useful or practical. CHATTING and
writing is the most important part of online life / communication….
Important!
meme-magazine » 世界を変えるデザイン展 said,
April 4, 2010 @ 4:09 am
[...] 予定展示作品から、いくつか気になるものをご紹介します。 ・One Laptop Per Child XO3 [...]
Om Taha said,
April 10, 2010 @ 1:34 am
I am a woman from an Arab country
From the Sultanate of Oman
In fact,
I liked it so much
Its beautiful, beautiful and specifications
And I’ll be waiting to buy one for my son, aged 7 years:)
I wish to be released in this format
Jamal Juma said,
April 14, 2010 @ 10:25 am
Kho Sro Said it all…….
Garrett said,
May 7, 2010 @ 10:58 pm
Looks cool, sounds cool, but will it go the way of the xo-2 And never actually be manufactured?
La tablet OLPC XO-3 podría incluir Android | Bitelia said,
May 28, 2010 @ 3:01 am
[...] tipo de altibajos, el pasado mes de diciembre presentaron el prototipo de su siguiente gran paso: la tablet XO-3 (ver imagen).Hace unas horas se anunció que tal prototipo debutará en el CES 2011 de la mano del [...]
Todos Geek » Blog Archive » La tablet OLPC XO-3 podría incluir Android said,
May 29, 2010 @ 10:29 pm
[...] tipo de altibajos, el pasado mes de diciembre presentaron el prototipo de su siguiente gran paso: la tablet XO-3 (ver [...]
XO-3 update: OLPC and Marvell partner to design a line of tablets | One Laptop per Child said,
June 1, 2010 @ 1:44 pm
[...] line will be based both on Marvell’s reference design for its Moby tablet and on OLPC’s XO-3 designs (particularly for the low-power end of the line). The machines distributed by OLPC will [...]
Ron Feigenblatt said,
June 9, 2010 @ 7:32 am
For an outline of objections to this design and their possible mitigation, see:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Hardware
La tablet OLPC XO-3 podría incluir Android | Blog de Naobee said,
June 16, 2010 @ 1:49 pm
[...] tipo de altibajos, el pasado mes de diciembre presentaron el prototipo de su siguiente gran paso: la tablet XO-3 (ver [...]
sinra's me2DAY said,
June 30, 2010 @ 8:52 am
스파이디의 생각…
XO-3 2012년에 릴리즈예정인 75달러짜리 태블릿PC… 괜찮은데~…
Welcome: $35 tablet for education | One Laptop per Child said,
July 29, 2010 @ 10:10 am
[...] are indeed the future. OLPC announced its own eight months ago. However, caution is needed with regard to one aspect of tablets: learning is not [...]
Rahul said,
July 30, 2010 @ 4:53 am
There are no ports to the laptop. there should be some ports to connect other devices.
Naveen Dhanuka said,
July 30, 2010 @ 8:03 am
This is one of the coolest things that I have seen.
All the best.
And
My best wishes with you.
Negroponte offers good advice to India’s $35 computer project | Don Tapscott said,
August 4, 2010 @ 12:45 pm
[...] are indeed the future. OLPC announced its own eight months ago. However, caution is needed with regard to one aspect of tablets: learning is not [...]
Moses Mora said,
August 15, 2010 @ 7:38 am
Wow!!!!!!!!! i was literally dreaming of putting together something like this..now I jus have to wait but 2012 is too far, forget the other stuff this is IT! ..only add the pen and I will personally walk to every village here in Zim to get that to every child!!!!
OLPC Amazing Product Design – Laptops for Charity | mash★collective said,
August 21, 2010 @ 5:53 am
[...] out the rest of the XO-3 designs here by the Fuse design team and information on their work and how you can help. They look [...]
Telefony said,
October 6, 2010 @ 4:05 am
Wow I have read your article and by the way I found you website on Yahoo and I think after I read particularpost on you website especially this one I have my own opinion about what should I comment on the next hang out with my family, maybe tomorrow I will tell my familyabout this one and get debate.
Tankwan said,
October 17, 2010 @ 9:31 am
wow cool the tablet pc OS is ?can i VS apple iPad ? hah !
but i find a website setup google android OS too cool shop website is “itabletpcshop”
Isma said,
October 18, 2010 @ 6:58 pm
A thickness of up to 10mm would be great if it is sturdy.
If it is thinner but flimsy, then there is no use in a kids environment…
It will be dropped and the screen will be scratched.. Release it with a “bumper” and a screen protector… To be replaced as needed…
Maybe a screen cover too.. I have seen broken smaller screens on smartphones
It would be great with a usb port, power connector, pen and headphones jack (all rubber covered). But all those could be sacrificed for the sake of sealing the tablet from water and dust…
The thickness can be tuned on later versions…
Finally they need to get this out now on 2010! Other educational laptops programs are catching up fast…
Laptops said,
October 26, 2010 @ 8:38 am
Nice concept! Future is the rolling types. So more slimmer it goes it adds to its futuristic concept.http://www.laptops.org.in. Nice post.
Jun said,
November 22, 2010 @ 3:49 pm
What a wonderfully innovative way to approach teaching for children! Hopefully the design will be able to stand up to the wear and tear that’s bound to happen from being in a child’s environment.
Dejan Lekic said,
December 20, 2010 @ 7:08 am
It looks nice, but is it ergonomic? I would kill myself if someone asks me to type some large piece of text using this. Not to mention some (God help!) serious programming, using this thing… It may be useful as a reader, tool for sketching, but definitely not for typing. Touch screens and similar devices fail miserably at this. Nothing can replace a good-quality keyboard! Nothing!
I hope it may record sound/video as that would definitely help students.
sj said,
December 30, 2010 @ 11:51 am
Hi Dejan, there has been a lot of work on tablet keyboards over the past year; smoe of them are quite easy to use for those with light fingers, others have good tactile or audio feedback for people more used to slower traditional typing.
abeulink said,
January 6, 2011 @ 11:15 am
I like XO-2 OLPC concept, because you can close it as book. Closed OLPC book is perfect, because no one can damage your screen!!!!!!! That is very important.
I-5 design said,
February 10, 2011 @ 12:43 pm
Great conceptual design. I really like the simplicity of it, including colors, shapes and overall design. Thank you.
Matt said,
March 5, 2011 @ 10:32 pm
Amazing, innovation at its finest
Negroponte offers good advice to India’s $35 computer project - Writing - Don Tapscott said,
July 5, 2011 @ 9:43 pm
[...] are indeed the future. OLPC announced its own eight months ago. However, caution is needed with regard to one aspect of tablets: learning is not [...]
I love it said,
December 1, 2011 @ 2:23 am
wow, very creative concept.
probably many people will wait for the presence of these gadgets.
himanshu said,
January 24, 2012 @ 12:32 am
where can i buy X0-3 in india can u please mail me …. I am eager to know about it
Tablet PC Free Shipping said,
January 24, 2012 @ 8:34 am
The XO-3: it’s designed to be thin, sleek, and touch very good tablet pc.i love it .
thank you for your good article