For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate - New York Times

For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate - New York Times

Negroponte and his team have taken the first steps and created a device and a project that is "good enough to criticize." By doing so, they run the risk of failure, of course. But I'm persuaded that tools in the hands of the desperately poor are the right answer rather than the traditional models of aid.
Perhaps the education benefits, in a traditional sense, can be debated, but think of the empowering created by giving these kids and their families email to communicate worldwide.

The big challenge will be reliable connections to the Internet.