If you have not been following, there is a large undertaking currently to mass produce $100 laptops for developing nations that would perhaps be labeled "technologically deprived." This goal is under the label "One Laptop Per Child" or "The Children's Machine".  

Excluding technical details, the laptop is meant to be a rugged, portable, open source tool.  This allows for anyone who has one to develop their own programs and not be restricted to any single software package that will charge them fee's.  It also has the ability to link to other laptops wirelessly which will hopefully allow for a web of internet access to expand wherever these laptops exist.  Notable countries that have signed up include Libya, Egypt, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Argentina (more).

Recently the User Interface (UI) that will be used has been released.  It is named "Sugar" and features an iconic view of programs with no text.  This allows the laptop to be distributed in a variety of areas without worrying about languages.  A sample of the UI can be found here.

The program has a large amount of criticism by people suggesting that the $100 could be used in better ways.  As a reminder, this laptop is not going to poverty stricken areas but nations that are currently in the midst of development and could use the benefit these devices offer.