There has been work in India (and elsewhere) to develop a cheap tablet computer which could connect children in rural areas to the Internet. This is the latest article I've seen on this (click below):
$35 Tablets for India
The article includes a very short video which gives a demo of the voice recognition and Internet capability of the tablet.
It also includes a second section which reviews some of the research on programs like One Laptop Per Child.
If the roll-out of this new tablet can succeed (especially in the "scalability" factor - i.e. distribution and use by a small number of people to massive distribution/access), then it shows great potential for other marginalized areas such as in Haiti. Looking forward to following this!
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