When I heard about it on Farid's GPS on Sunday I thought he was kidding. It was developed with the help of none other than my Alma Mater, the Indian Institute of Science. This is more like a tablet PC for mass distribution targeted to students. This definitely makes the American slogan of 'Every child a computer' possible for Indian children now.
I went surfing on the internet. This is what I found.
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It runs on Solar Power gets a A++
Internet Browser
Linux OS with Linux based touch screen
Video Conferencing OK
screen size 7" and 9"
Media Player OK
PDF reader OK
No hard disk but a SDisk (not sure)
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It costs $35 but the Indian Government will subsidize half.
Indian Government says it can make it for $10
I am sure China will be shipping soon at $1.
Check out these on the internet
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/08/01/gps.last.look.ipad.cnn
http://www.robaid.com/gadgets/india-is-developing-a-35-dollar-computer-for-students.htm
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/212653-India-develops-35-dollar-tablet-computer-for-schools
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