The $100 Desktop Per Family Program

I just heard about Intel's WiFi tower and that it's only available in developing countries. I have this school of thought if a WiFi mesh is better.

I'm thinking of a wirelessmesh+LTSP+subUSD100desktops (PhP5000 desktops) deployed in a barangay. What's nice about it, is that the mesh instantly gives a local network. Internet access can be sold, if even possible, given for free. That local network can get an internal social network or a barangay/community portal thing.

I'm looking at a 2-year plan to sell a unit and prepaid internet access. If you do the math that's about PhP210 a month (PhP7/day) excluding internet access and power charges. You can even prepare packages that sells desktops with higher specs.

To add to this idea, the LTSP server can also have asterisk installed and provide an IP-PBX and affordable local, national and international calls through VoIP. That would be so cool.

Note: There's a topic posted at PTB but it seems to be down ATM.

The Killer Linux Embedded Startup

Has anyone thought of a WiFi radio? I'm all for the digital home. I have an access point and a media server running gnump3d and samba. A WiFi radio would be great even if it's just an AppleTV-like thing with only RCA jacks. I'd definitely buy one of those. I'm waiting for a startup to work on this. Somebody please!

And yes, I'm reviving this blog and the Technophilia idea is dead (got to use good code and practiced mod_rewrite though).