The XO laptop has landed. Here’s a look at the out of the box experience.
The XO comes in a small box that is typically used for a couple paperbacks.
The battery and charger packaging.
The contents of the box laid out.
A letter from OLPC CEO Nicholas Negroponte and a minimal amount of documentation.
External casing.
Undercarriage of OLPC with charger.
Get started guide.
External casing, antennae up.
The XO unfolded.
The keyboard is designed for kids. Fat fingers need not apply
The XO booting up
The start screen.
Draw program. The XO icons are easy for children to navigate.
Larry formerly served as the East Coast news editor and Finance Editor at CNET News.com. Prior to that, he was editor of Ziff Davis Inter@ctive Investor, which was, according to Barron's, a Top-10 financial site in the late 1990s. Larry has covered the technology and financial services industry since 1995, publishing articles in WallStreetWeek.com, Inter@ctive Week, The New York Times, and Financial Planning magazine.
