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OLPC's XO-3 Tablet Prototype Slated for this Winter

by Caleb Johnson on May 28, 2010 at 06:30 AM

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A sub-$100 tablet could soon become a reality. According to PC World, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) hopes to develop a working prototype of its XO-3 tablet by the end of this year, and to debut the device at CES 2011 in January -- two years sooner than expected. OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte says the tablet will take the best parts of the iPad, Kindle and a laptop, wrapping them into a package priced at $75. Details are still sketchy, but Negroponte claims the XO-3 will have a 9-inch screen, dual-mode lighting (for indoor and outdoor use), haptic feedback (maybe) and, one day, a totally "unbreakable" plastic design.

Negroponte told the AP that the XO-3 will be marketed first to schools and hospitals. This strategy creates more volume, essential if OLPC intends to keep the price under $100. For now, we'll just keep our fingers crossed that Negroponte's lofty goals come to fruition. The future of OLPC's affordable tablet should become much clearer once CES rolls around -- and once we get our hands on one. (Hint, hint.) [From: PC World, via: Engadget and AP/MSNBC]

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