Hand cranked Laptops

[lainlives]

Simply amazing...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4445060.stm

[djr33]

Hmm... I heard about that about 3 years ago. Seems it's being slow. But that's pretty cool. It'll be nice when it actually catches on.

[boogyman]

i dont get it? but umm okay?

[djr33]

You turn the crank and it powers the laptop. I think 15 minutes turning is an hour or something.
It's $100 to allow poorer nations to afford these and spread technology, allowing news and word processing, etc., in these communities that otherwise would not have computers.

[jscheuer1]

There are some countries still where the entire internet is hand cranked.

[Twey]

Ireland, apparently. I was speaking to someone the other day whose local communications companies refuse to believe the building in which he lives actually exists.