If you think kids really are the future

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is a nonprofit program whose purpose is to introduce basic educational technology to children in the most underdeveloped of nations. Faculty members from the MIT Media Lab have designed a basic laptop that is inexpensive enough to distribute to millions of children. The XO features wireless Internet connectivity, a video camera, flash memory and an eight-hour battery that can be recharged without plugging into a power supply and is rugged enough to resist water, dust, and the harshest of environments. Details are available from the organization's website but what prompted me to find out more about the program is the low price of each laptop: $100. Access to technology does not have to be cost prohibitive. When everyone has access our community can truly be considered global.