Treehugger: Solar Wi-Fi To Bring Internet to Developing Countries

There are some really neat solar powered devices out there, including e.g., solar powered rechargers for ipods, which my friend Teresa, a peace corp worker, recently took back with her to Niger, as a gift from the local Comp USA mangager. He also gave her an ipod nano...

Treehugger: Solar Wi-Fi To Bring Internet to Developing Countries: "It's nice when green thinking can be applied to closing the gaps between underdeveloped countries; indeed, when power's not available, green solutions are practically a neccessity. Already, MIT and the UN have teamed up to provide kids living in the world's least developed nations $100 laptops, their 2 watts of juice provided by hand or foot crank. Cool, but—and this was one of Bill Gates' criticisms—what's a computer without internet access? Enter Green Wi-Fi, a non-profit that seeks to provide 'last mile internet access with nothing more than a single broadband internet connection, rooftops and the sun.' "