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May 22, 2008

One Laptop Per Child Unveils New, Cheaper Model

The redesigned computers for One Laptop Per Child, which will be available in 2010, will be usable in two ways — like a laptop and also like an electronic book, reports BBC News.

The new XO2 machines will cost $75 — down from the current $188 — and will no longer have the green rubber keyboard. Instead, two touch screens are hinged together and will display either a keyboard for use like a traditional computer, or electronic pages of a book. The new model is also more energy efficient and lighter and will store more than 500 books.

“Currently, developing nations such as China and Brazil are spending $19 per student per year on books,” says Nicholas Negroponte, founder of One Laptop Per Child.

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