By Paul McDougall May 21, 2008
One Laptop Per Child chairman Nicholas Negroponte on Tuesday unveiled a prototype of the charity's next-generation, low-cost laptop for poor students in emerging markets. The device, called the XO 2.0, could sell for as little as $75, Negroponte said at an event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. "This laptop comes from a different point of view," he said. Indeed, the XO 2.0 is a highly slimmed-down version of OLPC's current XO model and is designed for students that, in some cases, must walk miles to and from school. "Being small is very important," said Negroponte. "The current one is a little too big; it's a little too heavy." The XO 2.0 features a touch-screen keyboard that can double as a second display when the device is turned on its side like a book, allowing use by more than one student at a time. "It's a totally new concept for learning devices," said Negroponte.
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