THUMBS UP to Negroponte.
From Wired News:
In a rural Cambodian village where the homes lack electricity, the nighttime darkness is pierced by the glow from laptops that children bring from school. The students were equipped with notebook computers from a foundation run by MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte and his wife Elaine.
“When the kids bring them home and open them up, it’s the brightest light source in the home,” said Negroponte. “Parents love it.”
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