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Liliputing: OLPC scraps XO-2 dual screen laptop, moves toward ARM-based XO-1.75
dailywireless.org: Negroponte: OLPC Dropping XO-2
Gizmodo: Rest In Peace, Ridiculous Dual-Screen OLPC XO-2 [Obits]
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http://www.olpcnews.com/people/negroponte/negroponte_xo-175_goes_arm_xo-2_is_cancelled.html я бы даже купил этот новый #OLPC, он забавный 16 days ago |
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#OLPC might as well be dead; Negroponte cancels v.2 then announces vapourware v.3: http://bit.ly/ozCVq 28 days ago |
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ARM に触る良い言い訳になるからいいニュースでしょう。RT @610t: それはいいニュースなのか、悪いニュースなのか? RT @abee2: OLPC XO-2は中止。ARM版の1.75と全く新しい3へ http://bit.ly/ozCVq 11/3/2009 |
OLPC scraps XO-2 dual screen laptop, moves toward ARM-based XO-1.75
Liliputing —
... going to happen, they’re already thinking about version 3.0 which could feature “a single sheet, completely plastic and unbreakable, waterproof, 1/4″ thick, full color, reflective and transmissive.” The goal is for the XO 3.0 to run on just 1W of power and cost $75. The team is shooting for a 2012 release. If that all sounds rather ambitious, that’s because it is. But so was the first XO laptop, which sparked the netbok revolution.
via OLPC News
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Negroponte: OLPC Dropping XO-2
dailywireless.org —
The dual-screen XO-2 design has been killed by One Laptop Per Child, reports Xconomy and OLPC News.
The Generation 2.0 XO laptop was to be a book-like pair of touchscreens, but would likely have been too expensive to build. Version 2.0 has been replaced by two things, according to Negroponte:
Model 1.75, same industrial design but an ARM inside
Model 3.0, totally different industrial design, more like a sheet of paper.
The current XO-1 laptop has a AMD ...
Rest In Peace, Ridiculous Dual-Screen OLPC XO-2 [Obits]
Gizmodo —
... a half of buildup for his last project with a passing comment, so take it with a grain of salt. Whatever happens next—and mind you, things aren't looking too great for the project as a whole—this is a sad situation. As ambitious as the project was, and as little chance as it ever had to come to pass, it was a rare phenomenon: it was genuinely cool, tied to a reputable organization and conceived with a good cause in mind. And now it's dead. [Xconomy via OLPC News via Liliputing]
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La segunda generación del portátil XO con doble pantalla muere
Gizmología —
... ha decidido dar un cambio de diseño a toda esta segunda generación. Se cambian por dos versiones, una llamada versión 1.75 basada en el diseño que el primer portátil XO pero con procesadores ARM más rápidos. ...
OLPC XO-2 cancelled: tablet will be developed next
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... been a reasonable sales performance for a Windows-based netbook. However, Negroponte reckons the numbers are less important than the acceptance of the concept. "In fact, a far more interesting number is that as much as 1/3 of the current worldwide production of laptops is netbooks," he says. Personally, I'm sad to see the casual demise of the XO-2 concept, even though Gizmodo has dismissed it with the headline: Rest In Peace, Ridiculous Dual-Screen OLPC XO-2. However, One Laptop Per Child News said: Now there's something I didn't see coming! ...
