Do you think any thing in the world which is not possible by human beings????!!!
Like a laptop for $10! Yes for 10 dollar Laptop [Rs500 INR], that’s true. Indian government is going to launch $10 laptop soon.
The Indian Government [UPA] is launching the cheapest laptop ever seen priced at $10 even as the private sector, with its best efforts, has not managed to bring down the price of a laptop lower than $100[Rs5000 INR].
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This ultra low-cost $10 Laptop has been developed with support of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Indian Institute of Science and some B Tech students.
Details about the $10 Laptop remained limited, but higher education secretary R.P. Agrawal of India said last week that, it would be available within six months. Officials have not publicly demonstrated a prototype yet also not explained how it can be produced at such a low cost.
Following are some of the configurations.
- It can be charged with a two-watt power input.
- 2 GB memory can upgrade.
- Wireless Internet capability.
- Capability to project on a screen.
- The configuration can be upgraded etc.
The government has invested more than 939 million dollars to develop the low-power gadget to work in rural areas with unreliable power supply and poor Internet connectivity etc. The planned laptop is part of a push to increase the number of students in higher education and give them the technological skills needed to further boost India’s economic growth.
Update 31-12-2010
The Sakshat(10$ Laptop) is of 10” long and 5” wide hand-held device, resembling a modem, helps e-learners access the Web easily. Still contains only mystery parts. It appeared more like a storage device than anything else. As for the $10 price, the expected price is closer to $30 bucks.