That $100 Laptop
Prolific weblogger Andy Carvin was in Tunisia at the conference where the MIT $100 laptop was formally introduced. While there have been many news reports discussing it over the last two days, he has posted a web video interview with MIT represenatives at the conference that is very informative.
I continue to be intrigued by the possibilities of this device, although there is still a long road between here and the actual rollout of the machine. I’ve seen many exciting technologies at this stage evaporate like morning dew, so I’ll reserve judgement until it hits the ground. Still, in the category of the United States competitiveness, it will really make for a new, flatter world (to quote Thomas Friedman) if suddenly huge numbers of kids in countries like Brazil, India, and China all have their own personal computers when here in the U.S. we’re still arguing over whether they’re important to education or not.