http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/ Engadget Comments for OLPC shows off absurdly thin XO-3 concept tablet for 2012 (update: XO-1.5 and XO-1.75 coming first) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
Add some extra depth, some extra $$ and MAYBE it'll get released for public consumption.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
Looks like a tellytubby tablet, (see image below)

http://z.hubpages.com/u/49849_f260.jpg]]>Dec 22nd 2009 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/broken upon 1st 'keyboard' click]]>Dec 22nd 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/No.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
Its ridiculous, they keep coming out with these awesome but faintly stupid aspirations. In 2012 I might expect something like this by any of the other normal comp companies, but OLPC, costing peanuts? Not to mention this design is totally impractical for the 3rd world..

GET REAL OLPC]]>Dec 22nd 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
LOL;)))))))]]>Dec 22nd 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Not for 75 bucks, you won't.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/you have to pay for 1 million of them to get 1]]>Dec 22nd 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 23rd 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
Even though they had only stopped the calender because they disappeared before finishing it...

Yes! You're right.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/I'd wiki that if I were you.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
id have to say the guy making the calender was just like for get this no one here is gonna be alive to see this, i quit!]]>Dec 22nd 2009 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
2012 is merely the end of one long cycle in the Mayan calendar, and the beginning of the next. That's it. Period. The Mayans never predicted anything about the year. The year is about as significant as the start of a new millennium in our calendar (read: not remotely significant as far as nature is concerned). This whole myth that some world-changing or world-ending event was predicted to occur in 2012 by the Mayans is absolute rubbish, and I can't wait for January 1st, 2013 to bring an end to all this ignorant nonsense.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
Thank you! I was always trying to find ways to find that. (The fact that Dec 21 or 23, 2012 doesnt mean anything)

worst tho is that Some of my family members believe all hell is gonna break loose on that date. Ill be laughing and drinking my champagne on Jan 1, 2013.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
nah, im just joking. Cool looking concept.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
I see what they're doing now..]]>Dec 22nd 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
So really.. they're saying... "It WILL run crysis"

]]>Dec 22nd 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
Yeah actually. I do everytime my girlfriend walks out the door, it's called porn...]]>Dec 23rd 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/One Tablet Per Child
Duh????
]]>Dec 22nd 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
moar like Over the Top PC, amirite????]]>Dec 23rd 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Seriously. This is the 21st century. It's a fricking touchscreen anyways, time to switch to colemak.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Yep]]>Dec 22nd 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
$75 seems a bit too high..

$ 5 for 1 GB DRAM (found it online at this price already)
$10 4 GB flash (half today's price)
$20 1 Ghz ARM System on Chip (snapdragon competitor)
$20 PixelQi display (estimated cost)
$ 5 Assembly cost
$ 5 Miscellaneous parts such as plastic/circuit board (which costs pennies today btw)
$10 Overhead such as shipping (and retailer profit?)

The key cost breakthrough is that the touchscreen display is only going to cost $20 thanks to PixelQi technology. The 1 GHz ARM System on Chip contains a GPU and that's about half what the 1 Ghz Snap dragon system on chip costs today .. but considering what's on the wings .. I dont think it's ambitious to expect it to cost 50% less by 2012).]]>Dec 22nd 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
OK .. i screwed up .. i forget the cost of the battery which is actaully a bit expensive .. maybe they are hoping the system on chip and display cost will be less.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/You forgot the battery, case, charger, box, marketing, distribution, wifi / bluetooth, PCB, manufacturing etc... The closest thing on the market is the JooJoo which starts at $500 or iPod Touch ($200) (smaller) $250 is about the lowest this thing is going to get $175 for really high volumes to 3rd world (nonprofit).]]>Dec 22nd 2009 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Dec 22nd 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
This has zero chance of happening, from a cost, industrial design, durability, and any number of other standpoints.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/
Comparing this to the iPhone is not a fair comparison. The iPhone has an OS and other proprietary design that has a higher cost. Open source technologies tend to not be as cutting edge because it is difficult to motivate people to contribute to it due to low/no pay-off.

The OLPC 3.0 will have a better chance as a commercial product first but designed with the intent to take it to less developed parts of the world - solar charging, etc.

There are many bets being made on the cost of technology in 2012. I think that those bets are reasonable. We will also have color plastic displays (if Plastic Logic ever delivers). I doubt that the resolution is going to be as high as implied the pictures but the technology will be there.

The bet that I see coming more at play is that cost of manufacturing. Manufacturers will have to reserve capacity to build this devices at the cost of not building other profit generating products. The cost of not being focused on the core products and services to corporations is not insignificant. The worldwide economic downturn forced many companies to reduce efforts on OLPC type activity. If anything in the world is going on in 2011 and 2012 this will be pushed out.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/olpc-shows-off-absurdly-thin-xo-3-concept-tablet-for-2012/Or maybe thats what the ring is for, pull it and the machine reboots?
Im sure the 8 gigaherz cpu reboots in a sec. :)
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