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OLPC XO-2 to include multitouch and possibly haptic screen from PixelQi

Posted by Paul Miller in BLOGROLL, MEDIA

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PixelQi, an OLPC project spin-off headed by Mary Lou Jepsen, certainly has its work cut out for it with the OLPC XO-2, due in 2010. Not only is the laptop supposed to support dual touchscreens and consume a mere 1 watt of power, but Mary Lou is also promising better readability, multitouch, and potentially even pen usage and haptic feedback. Interestingly, the projected price for the laptop is $75, which is exactly the pricepoint PixelQi claimed to be working on when it split from the foundation. She remains coy on which OS the new laptop will favor, merely stating: “The display can use whatever software OLPC chooses.” As for partners outside of OLPC, Mary Lou won’t name names, but she says PixelQi is “working with large, tier-one laptop, cell phones, and e-book makers.” Forget 2010, give us a full color e-book tablet by the end of the year and we’ll forget all this XO nonsense entirely.

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