OLPC's XO-3 Prototype Tablet Coming In 2010

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday May 27, 2010 @05:08AM from the price-is-right dept.

itwbennett writes "During an interview Tuesday at the MIT Media Lab, OLPC project founder Nicholas Negroponte said that the group will have a working prototype of the XO-3 tablet by December of this year. 'At CES [2011] we will show a tablet that can be and will be used for children probably in the developed world,' Negroponte said. 'You'll see from us, God willing, an ARM tablet,' he said. 'The screen area will probably be a 9-inch diagonal, maybe more.' The most important feature will be a dual-mode display that will allow it to be used indoors and outdoors. Price: $75."

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Re:What's the problem with keyboards? by WillDraven · 2010-05-27 05:22 · Score: 5, Insightful

I can't say for sure that this is their thinking, but using an on screen keyboard allows for all of your localization to be done in software instead of having to make different keys for areas that use different character sets.

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Re:What's the problem with keyboards? by SydShamino · 2010-05-27 06:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Obviously they should keep the keyboard and eliminate the screen then, right?

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