One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to help every child in the world gain access to a modern education, showed a fully functional version of the XO 3.0 – a low cost, low power, rugged tablet - at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.

"We're proud to introduce the XO 3.0 tablet, showcasing the design, durability and performance features that make it a natural successor for our current laptops, which have been distributed to more than 2.4 million children in 42 countries and in 25 languages," said Edward McNierney, Chief Technology Officer of One Laptop per Child. "The XO 3.0 builds on many of the technology breakthroughs we made with the XO 1.75, including the use of the Marvell ARMADA PXA618 processor, resulting in a significant decrease in power consumption-a critical issue for students in the developing world."

The main features of XO 3.0 tablet are:

• Unique charging circuitry – the XO 3.0 is the only tablet that can be charged directly by solar panels, hand cranks and other alternative power sources
• 8-inch Standard LCD or Pixel Qi sunlight readable display
• Android and Linux operating system support
• 800 or 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB Flash storage and USB

No word on when the XO 3.0 tablet will start shipping, but OLPC says that it shouldn’t cost more than $100. Engadget posted a hands-on video of the XO 3.0 tablet prototype check it out below.