OLPC/Marvell Press Release

Fri May 28 04:22:21 EDT 2010

On the tablet topic... I'm now wondering what it will take for the potential
of Android developers to be harnessed? (Assuming it will be a good thing)

Android Emerges as Big Rival to
iPad<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630304575270761658543340.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews>

>From the article...

"Without applications, the device itself means nothing," said Barry Lam,
chairman of the contract laptop manufacturer Quanta
Computer<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=2382.TW>Inc.,
during a recent investor conference.

Google's Android operating system, as it did in smartphones, is emerging as
the most potent alternative to Apple's technology. "The tablet trend is
clearly going toward Android," said Jack Kang, director of technical
marketing for Marvell Technology
Group<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=MRVL>Ltd.
...

Regards,
James Zaki

2010/5/27 Ed McNierney <ed at laptop.org>

> Folks -
>
> Below is the text version of the press release OLPC and Marvell issued this
> morning, announcing our agreement to work together on the tablet-based
> efforts we've been calling "XO-3.0" and Marvell has been calling "Moby"
> (both previously announced).  The link takes you to the same document with a
> few pictures.
>
> We're just starting this cooperation, so there are things we don't know
> yet, but the release pretty well covers what we do know.  I think it's
> important to recognize that our goal with Marvell is to work with them to
> make a family of tablet products possible, not all of which will be "OLPC"
> products.  That's something new, and potentially confusing, but we think it
> can really help us both broaden the community working with us, and help
> drive our own product costs down by increasing volumes.
>
> In some of the press interviews around this release, there's discussion of
> the goal of introducing something at CES 2011 (in January).  That's
> important to Marvell, but that device will certainly not be an "XO-3.0" and
> probably won't be an OLPC product at all.  But it's one of the steps along
> the way.  Remember that this cooperation is intended to help our goals as
> well as Marvell's goals, so some of the things announced from the
> partnership won't be things directly pertinent to OLPC's product plans.
>
> As we've previously announced, our XO-1.75 product, bringing a Marvell
> ARM-based motherboard to the current XO-1 laptop platform, is the next
> product release in our efforts to provide ARM-based, lower-power devices to
> achieve our mission.
>
>        - Ed
>
>
> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-laptop-per-child-and-marvell-join-forces-to-redefine-tablet-computing-for-students-around-the-world-95007559.html
>
> One Laptop per Child and Marvell Join Students Around the World
>
> Marvell and OLPC Empower Education Industry to Revolutionize the Classroom
> Experience through Advanced, Affordably-Priced Tablets
>
> CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
> One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a global organization whose mission is to help
> provide every child in the world access to a modern education, and Marvell,
> a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, have agreed to jointly
> develop a family of next-generation OLPC XO tablet computers based on the
> Marvell® Moby reference design.  This new partnership will provide designs
> and technologies to enable a range of new educational tablets, delivered by
> OLPC and other education industry leaders, aimed at schools in both the U.S.
> and developing markets. Marvell is also announcing today it has launched
> Mobylize, a campaign aimed at improving technology adoption in America's
> classrooms.
>
> The new family of XO tablets will incorporate elements and new capabilities
> based on feedback from the nearly 2 million children and families around the
> world who use the current XO laptop.  The XO tablet, for example, will
> require approximately one watt of power to operate (compared to about 5
> watts necessary for the current XO laptop).  The XO tablet will also feature
> a multi-lingual soft keyboard with touch feedback, enabling it to serve
> millions more children who speak virtually any language anywhere in the
> world.
>
> The device is also decidedly "constructionist" in nature.  By design, it
> combines hardware and software to deliver a platform that will enable
> educators, students and families around the world to create their own
> content, and learn to read, write, and create their own education programs
> and share all of these experiences via a mesh network model.  The device
> will also feature an application to directly access more than 2 million free
> books available across the Internet.
>
> "While devices like eReaders and current tablets are terrific literary,
> media and entertainment platforms, they don't meet the needs of an
> educational model based on making things, versus just consuming them.
>  Today's learning environments require robust platforms for computation,
> content creation and experimentation – and all that at a very low cost,"
> said Dr. Nicholas Negroponte, Founder and Chairman of One Laptop per Child.
>  "Through our partnership with Marvell, OLPC will continue our focus on
> designing computers that enable children in the developing world to learn
> through collaboration, as well as providing connectivity to the world's body
> of knowledge."
>
> "Marvell has made a long-term commitment to improving education and
> inspiring a revolution in the application of technology in the classroom.
>  The Moby tablet platform – and our partnership with OLPC – represents our
> joint passion and commitment to give students the power to learn, create,
> connect and collaborate in entirely new ways," said Weili Dai, Marvell's
> Co-founder and Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer and
> Computing Business Unit.  "Marvell's cutting edge technology – including
> live content, high quality video (1080p full-HD encode and decode), high
> performance 3D graphics, Flash 10 Internet and two-way teleconferencing –
> will fundamentally improve the way students learn by giving them more
> efficient, relevant – even fun tools to use.  Education is the most pressing
> social and economic issue facing America.  I believe the Marvell Moby tablet
> can ignite a life-long passion for learning in all students everywhere.  I
> am immensely proud of the capability of our Moby tablet and I am extremely
> honored to partner with the inventor of the netbook market for education,
> Dr. Nicholas Negroponte.  I applaud his leadership, vision, passion and
> together we will make the world a better place."
>
> About the One Laptop per Child Foundation
>
> The One Laptop per Child Foundation (OLPC at http://www.laptop.org) is a
> nonprofit organization created by Nicholas Negroponte and others from the
> MIT Media Lab to design, manufacture and distribute laptop computers that
> are inexpensive enough to provide every child in the world access to
> knowledge and modern forms of education.
>
> About Marvell Moby Tablet Platform and Mobylize.org
>
> Powered by a high-performance, highly scalable, and low-power Marvell
> ARMADA™ 610 application processor, the Moby tablet features gigahertz
> processor speed, 1080p full-HD encode and decode, intelligent power
> management, power-efficient Marvell 11n Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM/GPS connectivity,
> high performance 3D graphics and support for multiple software standards
> including full Adobe Flash, Android™, Windows Mobile and Ubuntu.  The Moby
> platform also features a built–in camera for live video conferencing,
> multiple simultaneous viewing screens and Marvell's 11n Mobile Hotspot which
> allows Wi-Fi access that supports up to eight concurrent users connected to
> the Internet via a cellular broadband connection. The ultra low power mobile
> tablet is expressly for long-battery life.  For more information, visit
> www.mobylize.org.
>
> About Marvell
>
> Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a world leader in the development of storage,
> communications, and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell's diverse product
> portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller,
> wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications
> infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As
> used in this release, the term "Marvell" refers to Marvell Technology Group
> Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information, visit
> http://www.marvell.com.
>
> Media Contacts:
>
> One Laptop per Child
> Jackie Lustig, (781) 487-4664
> Kyle Austin, (781) 487-4603
> press at racepointgroup.com
>
>
> Marvell Media Relations
> Daniel Yoo, (408) 222-2187
> yoo at marvell.com
>
> Marvell and the M logo are registered trademarks of Marvell and/or its
> affiliates. ARMADA is trademark of Marvell and/or its affiliates. Other
> names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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