If you've been watching news of the $100 laptop in the last five months, your head is probably spinning. Not to worry. I've rounded up the various NextBillion activity capsules and blog entries just for your pixel-strained eyes.
Barebones PCs : Asiatotal [1] , AMD Personal Internet Computer, Bangalore's SofComp and Mobilis ( $230) [2] , VIA technologies [3], Pikom Gemilang [4] (Malaysia, $250), Pedal-powered Jhai PC, [5] MIT and One-Laptop-Per-Child [6], The People's PC [7] (Thailand),
Multimedia-package PCs: Onpoint (South Africa) [8], PCtvt [9] (Carnegie Mellon, $250), Novatium Nova PC [10]
Low cost computer-enabled community: Tecamac, Mexico [11]
Low-cost devices alternatives to PCs: Simputer [12]
Here are some worthwhile previous blogs reflecting on the $100-laptop race and craze, with Al Hammond's comprehensive list [13], Courtland's critiques [14], John Paul's explanation on where and how these pc's cut costs [15], and his cautious optimism [16].