[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apparently, the OLPC folks have dropped yet another original design idea,
the hand crank, and now are talking about powering the $140+ laptop with a
string - you pull it like a lawnmower starter of old.
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17194&ch=infotech
http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/24/olpc-will-be-powered-by-pulling-a-string/
What next? Gerbils on a wheel?
Well, yes.
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/07/make_podcast_weekend_projects_1.html
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http://www.andycarvin.com
http://www.pbs.org/learningnow
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