This should shut up many a nonbeliever. Andy Carvin of the Digital Digital Network made a video of his tour of the $100 MIT laptop–a demo given him personally by Mary Lou Jepsen, the laptop project’s CTO. Imagine the implications for e-books, given the innovative use of LCD tech. The 7-inch diagonal color screen will cost manufacturers all of $35. MIT’s gizmo even has a low-power mode for reading books.

$100 MIT laptop

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