Marvell manufactures tablet version of the OLPC

Marvell manufactures tablet version of the OLPC

For the CES in January, the development should be completed. In rich countries, it comes at a price of $ 100 with Android, in developing countries for $ 75 with Sugar OS. The HD screen will support multi-touch, fujitsu lifebook t1010 battery and adjust the lighting conditions.

One Tablet Per Child: The XO-3 shows the famous children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak (Image: OLPC).

The Foundation One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is working on a tablet for children. It will cost $ 100 and the CES show in January 2011 to be ready. The hardware partner Marvell Technologies was selected.

The product is hot as its predecessor, only the sequence number is lenovo thinkpad t500 battery changing – the name is so XO-3. The XO-1 was the first, very successful laptop for students in developing countries. First indication of the Tablet’s successor XO-3 had already announced in December, but some details are now clear.

The XO-3 will only take one watt power consumption to one fifth of the XO-1. It is equipped with a multi-touch screen and wireless internet access. The 1080p resolution allows HD video. A camera is integrated. It also enables video conferencing. Unlike Apple’s iPad as the XO-3 supports Adobe Flash 10th Hardware technology is an ARM processor, probably the 610th Marvell Armada

The XO-3 is sold in rich countries with Android operating system. In addition, the Foundation also funded the $ 75 with some cheaper model for developing countries, on the Sugar OS is used.

In a video for XO-3 Announces OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte, the screen will be the external conditions and automatically adjust light conditions, even if one endows the first pre-production models have a glass screen. The housing thickness of 1.08 centimeters, at least is already below that of the iPad IBM.