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India Launches Extremely Cheap Laptop
India has come up with the world’s cheapest laptop, a touch-screen computers which is worth 35 U.S. dollars.
Human Resource Development Minister of India Kapil Sibal, this week, revealing, low-cost computing devices that are designed for students. He also said his department has started a talk with the owner of a global manufacturer to begin mass production. We have reached the stage of development today, motherboards, chips, processors, connectivity, all cumulatively worth about 35 U.S. dollars, including memory, screen, everything, said Sibal in his speech.
He said that the touch-screen device is equipped with Internet browser, a PDF file reader program, and video conferencing facilities, but the hardware is created with sufficient flexibility to incorporate all new components to suit the wearer.
Sibal said the computer device based on the Linux operating system is expected to be introduced for institutions of higher education began in 2011, but the goal is to reduce the price for further to 20 U.S. dollars and eventually finished to 10th U.S. dollars.
The device was developed by a team of researchers in major technological institutions in India, Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Science. India spends as much as 3 percent of its annual budget on school education and literacy rate has increased to include 64 percent of the 1.2 billion citizens.
However, various studies have shown many students can barely read or write and most government schools do not have adequate facilities.
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Toshiba Released Libretto; Laptop with Double Screens
Toshiba Libretto or w100 uses two dual screens and the hinge can be rotated 360 degrees.
Tablet computer products for reading electronic books (e-book) Competition are more exciting. To commemorate the 25th birthday of laptops, Toshiba laptops introduced a different design with dual screens.
Two-screen mini-notebook called the Libretto w100 is also going to compete with Apple’s iPad built by Amazon.com and Kindle. Toshiba marketed this product in Japan in late August followed in Europe, the United States and other countries.
It is estimated, for Toshiba Libretto priced 120 000 yen or 1320 U.S. dollars. The price was far more expensive than the Kindle and 489 U.S. dollars iPad the cheapest variant of 499 U.S. dollars. “This product has a lot more value,” said Masahiko Fukakushi, CEO of Digital and Network Products Unit Toshiba.
The unique features in this notebook are its dual screens. Libretto does not use a conventional keyboard but a virtual keyboard on the screen of both. Consumers can operate this new gadget like a conventional notebook, with the software keyboard touch screen display. Consumers also can rotate the notebook is 90 degrees, such as reading books, to access e-book.
The competition become more increasingly fierce because of Sony Corp. will launch a similar product in the near future.