The 100$ ultra-portable Laptop cum Handheld Computer cum ebook reader cum Tablet PC cum desktop theater being developed at MIT Medialabs is in all probabality devised from the same stuff dreams are made of!

It is impressive in all its regards right from its super-portability to its own inbuild hand-crank power generator.

And wow, it does got stunning looks.

And it is meant for school going children. In many ways this is one of many efforts to build a developing-nation affordable PC that will finally evaporise the digital divide just like the earlier Simputer and a host of other projects.

The story is Here along with a nice set of photos that illustrate the prototype.

Wired has the same story with a bit more info