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Clever kit to benefit the poor

By Kevin Allison

Published: December 22 2006 19:29 | Last updated: December 22 2006 19:29

One of the hottest gadgets of 2006 sports a fashionable plastic case, has more than 100Mb of memory, and can connect to the internet straight out of the box – all for about $100.

This breakthrough product is not a Zune, an iPod or some other accessory intended for style-conscious consumers. It is a $100 portable computer intended to change the lives of children in poor countries by allowing them to take their education – quite literally – into their own hands.

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