a $100 laptop for the developing world ...

... it seems that it is going to happen ... 15 million laptop computers distributed to developing countries for $100 each ... i know that there are bigger problems in the world, but it's nice to see technology (and, most importantly, information and power) being shared a little more equally ... here are some interesting articles about the project:

$100 laptop expected in late 2006
Published: November 16, 2005
--A hand-cranked laptop that will cost roughly $100 is expected to be in the hands of schoolchildren in poorer countries by late 2006.

Quanta to build the $100 laptop
Published: December 13, 2005
--Taiwan's Quanta, the biggest manufacturer of notebooks in the world, has signed on to the $100 laptop project.