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OLPC's XO-1.75 Laptop To Have a Multitouch Screen

Posted by timothy on from the get-one-give-me-one dept.

angry tapir writes "One Laptop Per Child has revealed it is adding a multitouch screen to the upcoming XO-1.75 laptop and is modifying software to take advantage of the new hardware. The XO-1.75 with a touch-sensitive 8.9-inch screen will start shipping next year. The laptop will run on an Arm processor and is the successor to the current XO-1.5 laptop, which runs on a Via x86 processor. OLPC will also add a multitouch screen on the next-generation XO-3 tablet, which is due to ship in 2012. Fedora will continue to be the base Linux distribution for XO-1.75 as the laptop changes from the x86 to Arm architecture."

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  1. Apple says.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "One C&D per child"

  2. Re:Let them eat laptops! by biryokumaru · · Score: 3, Funny
    Besides, internet is extremely important for survival in the modern world! Remember the Rule of 3s:
    • 3 months without companionship.
    • 3 weeks without food.
    • 3 days without water.
    • 3 hours without shelter in extreme conditions.
    • 3 minutes without air.
    • 3 seconds without facebook.
    --
    When you're afraid to download music illegally in your own home, then the terrorists have won!
  3. Re:Let them eat laptops! by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Therefore, this is a not so secret scheme to keep the third world the third world.

    Why? Is there a free WoW account with each laptop?

  4. Re:Books? Paper, Pencils, Teachers? by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only if each OLPC comes with a towel.

  5. Re:Let them eat laptops! by Calinous · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's Old World, New World and Thirld World