Will the 'small box' end [err bridge] the digital divide?

Boing Boing talks about Ndiyo, a project on thin clients. There is also a recent article in BBC about the non profit organization from Cambridge that is undertaking the project.

Making thin clients more user frinedly seems to be the new new thing! Rajesh Jain has blogged about the concept for a while. His new company Novatium [ a JV with IIT Madras] will soon release the product in India.