Challis Hodge’s UXblog

Soon residents of a remote village in Laos, where they have lived for years without electricity or telephones, will be jumping on stationary bikes to pedal their way onto the Information Superhighway. Custom-built computers — running on bicycle-powered generators — will transport villagers from rice fields to chat rooms and Web sites worldwide. They’ll be able to monitor rice and vegetable prices, sell handicrafts and e-mail relatives.