Wednesday, January 03, 2007

World United

Happy news for the New Year, beyond all the nature induced chaotic mayhem and terrorist acts of righteousness.

UN debut for $100 laptop for poor
One Laptop per Child—a potent learning tool created expressly for the world's poorest children living in its most remote environments.

The concept behind the design of the laptop is pretty well thought-out and impressive. Can't wait to get my paws on one, what with all that wind-up power and wireless networking capabilities, it'll be the best travelling companion ever.

btw - It's a two-watt laptop, so for an hour of charge one just need to work the crank for about six minutes.
Neat, heh.