India’s $35 Computer Tablet PC – Its Answer to MIT’s $100 computer

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India’s $35 Computer Tablet PC – Its Answer to MIT's $100 computerIndia’s Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal recently revealed the prototype of a $35 touchscreen tablet device, which is claim to be world’s cheapest computer PC.
It should be noted that in 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – has developed a prototype of a $100 laptop, especially for children of developing nation. But, at that time, India has rejected the offer, quoting it too expensive, and decided to develop a cheaper alternate of its own.
The newly revealed Linux-based $35 device, looks very similar to iPad, and feature 2 GB of memory, a USB port, and built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.
Apart from this, $35 computer has capability to run all essential software such as PDF reader, multimedia player and content viewer, video conferencing, Web browser, and word processor through Open Office.
The $35 tablet prototype from India, which was developed by research teams at IIT and the Indian Institute of Science, is expected to go into production by 2011.
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