The Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) announced the launch of $35 laptops; cheapest in the world.The Linux based device will also have provisions for running on solar power besides the usual battery operated systems. A student at VIT, Vellore came up with a mother board design, and the PCB of the same was later fabricated in IIT, Kanpur. The Rs 1,700/$35 computing device is expected to first target hit higher education institutions starting 2011.
Features
- 5/7/9 inch touch screen gadget
- Internet browsers
- PDF reader
- Open Office
- Touchscreen
- Remote device management capability
- Multimedia input-output interface option
Is this India’s answer to the iPad even though the customer target varies?
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