[IAEP] Humane Reader is a $20 8-bit PC for TVs

[Kevin Cole]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/humane-reader-is-a-20-8-bit-pc-for-tvs/

We can't decide if this is a Smart idea or a Stupid idea in the grand scheme
of things, but we love it just the same. Humane PC and its Humane Reader
child are open source hardware projects with some seriously low-cost
internal components. At volume the PC could retail for as low as $20, and
that's with 2GB of microSD storage, USB / PS/2 plugs, and video out. The PC
is primarily designed to output low-res, black and white text to a TV,
making it a low cost reader for developing countries, and the Humane Reader
project pre-loads the device with thousands of Wikipedia articles (much in
the vein of the OpenMoko WikiReader). Of course, the Humane PC itself is
imminently hackable, and we probably haven't seen the full extent of this
sucker's functionality just yet. The project is currently seeking a partner
to deploy some prototypes.

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