India Launches Extremely Cheap Laptop
December 23rd, 2010 | 
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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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