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The XO-3 Laptop for the One Laptop Per Child Project

— December 23, 2009 — Social Good
A new and super affordable computer, the XO-3 laptop, has been unveiled for the One Laptop Per Child project, which aims to provide education and access to information to children around the world.

The XO-3 laptop is designed by Yves Béhar of design studio fuseproject, and retails for only $75 USD. The design itself is light and flat with a semi-flexible—and therefore very durable—plastic screen. Here's some more info about the functionality of the XO-3 laptop:

Implications - The XO-3 is effective in a way many other companies can only aspire to be. IT supports a variety of uses that increase the efficacy of youth learning, including a horizontal book mode and portrait reading mode.

The XO-3 laptop is the wave of the future -- technology and community improvement in one fell swoop.

Trend Themes

  1. Affordable Education Technology — The XO-3 laptop for the One Laptop Per Child Project offers affordable education technology resources for children globally.
  2. Durable Technology — The semi-flexible plastic screen design of the XO-3 laptop presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for durable technology products.
  3. Youth Learning Enhancement — The XO-3 laptop promotes youth learning enhancement through its various features including portrait reading mode and horizontal book mode.

Industry Implications

  1. Education Technology — The XO-3 laptop contributes to the education technology industry with its effective design and affordable cost.
  2. Electronic Devices — The XO-3 laptop's semi-flexible plastic screen design could be applied to electronic devices industry for the production of more durable products.
  3. Community Development — The One Laptop Per Child Project demonstrates the role of community development programs in the technology industry.
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