$100 Laptop Officially Unveiled!

After much hype - though honestly less than I expected - the people developing the $100 laptop have actually displayed a working model. This cheapo computing device is designed to be a tool for school children in developing nations, incorporating all free and open source software and including a hand crank to provide electricity in places where power outlets are less reliable than here in the USA. Check it out!

The thing is a little more "cute" than I expected, but has something of the original iBook around it. I suspect if they release a silver or black model and price it up a bit, they will find a large market for it in the consumer sector as well. Allegedly, the thing actually costs $110 to make, so it would make sense to sell higher-cost versions to the First World to subsidize free versions to the Developing World.