From Yahoo! News -
Ex-OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen, who left the foundation just two weeks ago ostensibly to commercialize technologies she invented, has announced her new company, Pixel Qi, will create a USD75 laptop.
Jepsen was responsible for hardware development for the OLPC XO laptop. Though the product has struggled from lack of buyers, it has been praised for its environmentally friendly design and innovative display, hardware and networking features. A patent lists Jepsen as one of the inventors of a display system optimized for low-power operation.
It remains to be seen if Pixel Qi can deliver on the USD laptop. After all, OLPC made a similar promise when it launched the USD100 laptop in 2005. Since then, the project has been bugged by production delays and rising costs, which caused the laptop's price to increase substantially. It is now beset by waning orders and competition from commercial vendors.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Former OLPC CTO Aims to Create $75 Laptop
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