Thursday, September 29th 2005
MIT's $100 Laptop
This laptop will only be provided to governments of poor countries to give to school children for free.
It will have a 500 MHz processor, 1GB of memory and an innovative dual-mode display that can be used in full-color mode, or in a black-and-white sunlight-readable mode.The display makes the laptop "both an electronic book and a laptop.
One display design being considered is a flat, flexible printed display developed at MIT's Media Lab. Negroponte said the technology can be used to produce displays that cost roughly 10 cents per square inch. "The target is $12 for a 12-inch display with near-zero power consumption"
The handcrank (right) is to generate electricity
Laptop will come into market in 2006/2007
The laptop has multiple functionalities, different features & different variablities.
Source: CNET News
It will have a 500 MHz processor, 1GB of memory and an innovative dual-mode display that can be used in full-color mode, or in a black-and-white sunlight-readable mode.The display makes the laptop "both an electronic book and a laptop.
One display design being considered is a flat, flexible printed display developed at MIT's Media Lab. Negroponte said the technology can be used to produce displays that cost roughly 10 cents per square inch. "The target is $12 for a 12-inch display with near-zero power consumption"
Source: CNET News
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