US$100 laptop

This is the laptop developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab which will be offered to children in third world developing countries. The cost is about US$100.

The proposed $100 machine will be a Linux-based, full-color, full-screen laptop that will use innovative power (including wind-up) and will be able to do most everything except store huge amounts of data. This rugged laptop will be WiFi-enabled and have USB ports for other functions.

People might ask why not use desktop computer or a recycled desktop machine? Desktops might be cheaper, but children need to take the computer to school and back to home.

Thanks to Mr Nicholas Negroponte, founding chairman of MIT's Media Laboratory who developed the "One Laptop Per Child" initiative.