20 slide presentation that I gave as part of Ignite Berlin. Shares some of the insights I've learned on the path to distributing a low-power computer in rural Africa and our view on the PC market - namely that Intel/AMD overserve most people's needs and that if computer adoption is really going to take off, we need to start thinking of computers as appliances.

1. Appliance Computers for the $ 1 /day Crowd

3. Mercy Foundation, Ghana

5. Barriers to Consumption + + UI

6. Intel/AMD Overshoot most needs

7. 25Km (on these roads) to an Internet Cafe?

8. $ 1 /hour to write an email!?

9. Computer as Appliance

10. Most people just want

12. Who needs > 200Mhz? “Good Enough” Computer Appliances “Good Enough” Computer Appliances “Good Enough” Computer Appliances

13. Runs off:

14. Less Expensive (and Smelly) than Diesel?

15. 5 Minute Learning Curve

16. Empower Everyone

17. ALEUTIA E1 (just 8W)

18. And Internet how? Mesh Networks + GPRS Mesh Networks + GPRS Mesh Networks + GPRS

19. “Killer Apps” Same as 90s

20. Someday $10?