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Saying they hope to bring every child
\n in the world a computer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers
\n are set to unveil a laptop that will cost around $100, run on batteries
\n that can be recharged by turning a crank, and connect to the Internet
\n wirelessly by piggybacking on the connection of a nearby user.<\/p>\n
The machine will make its debut today at the United Nations’ World Summit
\n on the Information Society, which is taking place this week in Tunis, Tunisia.
\n Nicholas Negroponte, director of MIT’s Media Lab, is expected to show off
\n a working prototype during a speech at the summit.<\/p>\n
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In January, Mr. Negroponte announced plans to create the low-cost laptop
\n and to work with developing nations, as well as with state governments
\n in this country, to have school systems purchase the machines and give
\n them to millions of students around the world. That would narrow the digital
\n divide, and could spark innovations in commercial laptops as well.<\/p>\n
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\n of Higher Education<\/a> (free)<\/p>\n
\n Blog Group<\/a> fellow
\n Andy Carvin just happens to be in Tunis, Tunisia, and got a first hand
\n look at the recently unveiled prototype. In this case, a moving
\n picture is worth a thosand words, and so here is<\/p>\n
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