One Laptop Per Child XO Compuer Computer

This object is currently on display in room 212 as part of Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection. There are 2 other images of this object. See our image rights statement.

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Object Timeline

2007	Work on this object began.
2015	We acquired this object. We photographed this object. We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
2016	We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it! We exhibited this object.

One Laptop Per Child XO Compuer Computer

This is a computer. It was designed by Yves Béhar and fuseproject. It is dated 2007 and we acquired it in 2015. Its medium is abs plastic, polycarbonate, rubber, liquid crystal display, electronic components; steel, copper (power plug). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

OLPC's XO Computer empowers children in underdeveloped areas to connect with one another and the global community to learn, play, and engage. The low-cost computer is bright, durable, and efficient, serving as a portable classroom where students can study and play individually or collaboratively using conscientiously designed content and software.

This object was donated by George R. Kravis II. It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.

Macintosh Personal Computer
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1997-66-1-a/c

GRiDLite Laptop Computer Computer
abs plastic.
Gift of Arango Design Foundation.
1994-31-8

MacBook Air Laptop Computer
anodized, cnc-milled, drilled, and laser-pierced aluminum, arsenic-free....
Gift of Apple.
2014-48-1

Our curators have highlighted 7 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Computer with square grey monitor. There is a thick white border with a striped pattern. At the bottom edge of the border it reads, “iMac.” The computer projects backwards in a pyramidal shape, but with rounded edges. The side is bright blue and slightly translucent. There is a thick band of white plastic below this. On the front of the computer are two long, blue ovals in the bottom corners. There is a space to insert a CD in between these two buttons. A wire connects the computer to a keyboard, made with the same plastics. The bottom of the keyboard is blue and the top edges are white. The keys are black with white letters. Another wire connects the computer to a mouse. The bottom and clickable buttons are blue and the rest of the body is white. The computer is turned to our right.

iMac Computer With Keyboard And Mouse
molded plastic, rubber, glass, metal, electronic components.
Gift of Apple Computer.
2000-63-1-a/c

Tablet, Indi with Snap Scene, 2017
H x W x D: 9.6 × 6.9 × 1.4 cm (3 3/4 × 2 11/16 × 9/16 in.).
Lent by Tobii Dynavox.
65.2017.3

A two dimensional colorful design site plan using three dimensional imagery for a citywide equitable development mobility proposal. The site plan is arranged in a nine block rectangular section with homes and tree-lined streets embracing four service design concepts through color and imagery; education in yellow, student outcome in pink, care exchange in green and health data collection in blue. Mobile pods are traveling to neighborhoods to share services to all communities in the city. Information is printed outside the site plan using label shaped speech bubbles, cross sections and phone apps shown in cell phones to clarify concepts.

Equitable Mobility, Detroit 2030, 2017–18
Courtesy of Ford Motor Company Fund.
MOBILITY.005

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (closed): 3.5 × 22.9 × 24.1 cm (1 3/8 in. × 9 in. × 9 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

One Laptop Per Child XO Compuer Computer; Designed by Yves Béhar (Swiss, active USA, b. 1967), fuseproject (United States); abs plastic, polycarbonate, rubber, liquid crystal display, electronic components; steel, copper (power plug); H x W x D (closed): 3.5 × 22.9 × 24.1 cm (1 3/8 in. × 9 in. × 9 1/2 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2015-5-8-a,b

In addition to Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection, this object was previously on display as part of the exhibition Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/75G1i/
Accession Number 2015-5-8-a,b
Object ID 68814001