(2013-01-09) Olpc Tablet Via Walmart

OLPC has developed the "Xo Learning System" which runs on top of Android and will be licensed to other Tablet makers. Sakar/Vivitar has the exclusive right to sell the XO Tablet to leading U.S.retailers for both in-store and online sales - they will be selling through WalMart, among others, "this year". Every child has dreams and XO Learning directs the child’s passion, creativity and energy for these dreams into a new user interface that has 12 dreams. Such dreams include “I want to be” an artist, a musician and a scientist. Each dream features a rich learning experience and applications, books, games and videos that allow children ages 3 to 12 to naturally explore their dreams and learn at the same time. Content within a dream has three levels, so as the child advances in his/her learning, there is no need to pay for additional apps or content. Every dream features a “hero”, a real person who personifies the dream. I hope/assume these tablets will also run Sugar and Nell. Also, can these software bits be downloaded by a regular Android Tablet owner? I Commented to ask.

It [smells](http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/GoogleCode In 2012/Sugar_on_Android) like Sugar doesn't run on Android yet, this Xo Learning System is a new thing. Though the stories about Nell's use in Ethiopia involve a Motorola XOOM Tablet running Android. And the bits about Nell say it is "inspired by Sugar" but not that it is built on Sugar.

Part of my confusion may come from the fact that the machine they actually distribute for main projects is now/still XO-1.75 - other things have been announced and demoes but not really distributed.