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2nd Generation "$100 Laptop" Will Be an E-Book Reader

Posted by timothy on from the xo-is-a-nice-reader-anyhow dept.

waderoush writes "At a conference sponsored by the One Laptop Per Child Foundation this morning, OLPC founder unveiled the design for the foundation's second-generation laptop. It's actually not a laptop at all — it's a dual-screen e-book reader (we've got pictures). Negroponte said the foundation hopes that the cost of the new device, which is scheduled for production by 2010, can be kept to $75, in part by using low-cost displays manufactured for portable DVD players."

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  1. Re:Soo... by PaintyThePirate · · Score: 5, Informative

    Oh, I see where the confusion was. As usual, the Slashdot headline and summary are at best vague, and more likely completely misleading. There is better information here: http://blog.laptopmag.com/first-look-olpc-xo-generation-20.

    That article also contains the news that Give 1 Get 1 will be restarting in August or September.

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