XO-3

OLPC has begun work on a low cost, low power, robust tablet for use by kids.

The actual dimensions are still in flux, but the display surface will be roughly 10" diagonal, with a 4:3 aspect ratio. The tablet electronics will be based around the Armada 610 ARM system-on-a-chip from Marvell, which is also used in the XO-1.75 laptop.

We are hoping to have working prototypes available for software development and hardware testing and refinement by the beginning of 2012.

At this time, it is hoped that production might begin in the latter half of 2012.

Past News Articles

• XO-3, Marvell, and OLPC
• Forbes: The $75 Future Computer. Designer Yves Behar shares images and details from One Laptop Per Child's flashy PC plans. By Andy Greenberg, 12.22.09, 02:00 PM EST
• Forbes: The Prophet of Cheap. Teach the world to make a $75 computer and you'll feed it for a lifetime. Maybe. By Andy Greenberg, 12.31.09, 10:20 AM EST
• IDG News (on PCWorld): OLPC's Negroponte Says XO-3 Prototype Tablet Coming in 2010. By Nick Barber, May 27, 2010 2:20 pm
• Forbes: One Laptop Per Child Revamps Tablet Plans. A sub-$100 computer may launch two years early, but will be missing key features. By Andy Greenberg, 05.27.10, 06:00 AM EDT