Wired News: Negroponte: Laptop for Every Kid
Wired News: Negroponte: Laptop for Every Kid
Quote: TUNIS, Tunisia—If tech luminary Nicholas Negroponte has his way, the pale light from rugged, hand-cranked $100 laptops will illuminate homes in villages and townships throughout the developing world, and give every child on the planet a computer of their own by 2010.
500Mhz processor, 1Gb flash storage, crank 1min = 40mins of power…. I don’t know the details of the mesh network, but if it’s wifi compatible, I know I’d be happy to get my hands on one…
It’s costing $110 right now; so it would sell (if they sell it) for probably $225 or so—but that price was mentioned with maybe $25 of it going towards the nonprofit distribution… It would be nice to have an option for $225, $250, or $300 – with the amount over $200 as a donation to the cause…
Sure, a ‘real’ notebook would be more useful in many ways, but this would be a good solution for many people – taking notes at college, writing and other tasks out at the coffee shop… Although I’d miss running Microsoft Streets and Trips—got to be an add-on possible, and we need to force Microsoft to release a Linux version… Okay, so I’m dreaming now.
But seriously, this sounds like a really cool concept. After reading this article, I’m feeling much more confident in this project than the last time I read about it…