Marvell has grabbed the design slot in eth next generation of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO tablet computers.
The tablet computers, which will be based on the Marvell Moby reference design, will be aimed at schools in both the US and developing markets.
The One Laptop per Child Foundation is a non-profit organisation created by Nicholas Negroponte and others from the MIT Media Lab to manufacture a new type of low cost laptop computer that can be distributed in less affluent and developing markets.
The reference design is based around Marvell’s ARM processor-based ARMADA 610 applications processor. It will support 1080p full-HD encode and decode as well as 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM radio and GPS.
It will run Adobe Flash, Android, Windows Mobile and Ubuntu.
The Moby platform also features a built–in camera for live video conferencing, multiple simultaneous viewing screens
The proposed XO tablet will have a specification which includes a 1W power requirement.
This is 20% of the power required for the OLPC’s existing XO laptop computer.
The tablet will have a multi-lingual soft keyboard with touch feedback.
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