Touchscreen Laptop by 2010
The new version of 'Touchscreen laptop' is due already, to come out in 2010. This will replace a traditional keyboard with a second touch-sensitive video screen. The screen can be configured as a keyboard or the device can be opened flat and used as an electronic book. It is desined for the emerging world out there, while keeping in mind to make it userfriendly for the childeren. This is a collaboratice effort from acedima and the industry involved in the social projects. “You can fold it flat and use it as one continuous display,” said Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of 'One Laptop per Child Foundation' the foundation’s founder.Negroponte said the organization hoped to price the new computer at $75 each, compared with the $188 price for the current generation of laptops. Mary Lou Jepsen, who left One Laptop per Child to launch a for-profit business, will work with Negroponte's organization to design the new laptop. The One Laptop per Child Foundation , is a Ne...