Interesting speculation on the Google Phone and that it is targeting Negroponte's laptop for the developing world. Sure could have a significant connectivity advantage.
In related news, MIT Technology Review decomposes an iPhone and concludes "Apple had relied mostly on tried-and-true components--with one big exception: a truly stunning multitouch screen" In other words, with enough scale, could beat Negroponte's device on price.
The Steve Jobs of 1974 may have been interested. May be even the romantic who delivered this speech in 2005. But 2 months after the phenomenonal launch of iPhone, the Third World is not where his mind is focused. Let the company which does no evil worry about that market.
