Back in September I mentioned this forthcoming bit of MIT magic–the $100 laptop for the developing world. Now Nicholas Negroponte is showing off the lime-green prototype at the World Summit on the Internet Society:
The laptop itself is about two-thirds normal size and will contain a 500MHz processor (about half the processing power of most modern laptops), plus contain Flash memory rather than a normal, moving hard drive, to make it more durable. A crank on the side can be used to power it in low-power mode, with Mr Negroponte claiming that one minute of cranking will provide 30 minutes of use.
Man, I wish my iPod came with a little crank like that–I’m tired of running out of battery power. Here’s a big photo of the pint-sized laptop, as well as a link to a webcast (though I’m perplexed by the RTSP protocol in that URL–it’s no doubt some Real Audio bollocks). Additionally, here’s some thoughtful analysis of the project, and a discussion of the hurdles it has yet to overcome.
UPDATE: In my previous entry, I mentioned my bread-before-books philosophy. Clive Thompson disagrees.
DarrenBarefoot.com 
RTSP is often used with RealMedia, but it’s not owned by them. It’s an open streaming media protocol.
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