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

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."

Apple says....

[Anonymous Coward]

"One C&D per child"

Re:Let them eat laptops!

[biryokumaru]

Besides, internet is extremely important for survival in the modern world! Remember the Rule of 3s [survivaltopics.com]:

• 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.

Re:How many

[Abcd1234]

Woah woah woah! Now, those look like "facts" and "numbers". If you can't blurt out baseless opinions and mindless gutfeel like the rest of us, you have no place here!

3D

[shird]

Seriously, no 3D? How are they expected to use these things without 3D?

If they really want to add something of value, add 3D and include a set of 3D glasses, it's clear this is where the future is headed. The writing is on the wall for 2D, OLPC needs to get with the times.

Re:Let them eat laptops!

[Yvan256]

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?

Re:Books? Paper, Pencils, Teachers?

[Yvan256]

Only if each OLPC comes with a towel.

Re:Let them eat laptops!

[Calinous]

It's Old World, New World and Thirld World