$35 Laptop from India? About a Year Away

The design is done for this Linux-based machine - now a producer will be selected to bring it to market for India students first - then for export later, perhaps. So, what happened to the MIT designed under $100 laptop for every student?

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India unveils $35 laptop

India has come up with the world's cheapest "laptop," a touch-screen computing device that costs $US35 ($40).

Sibal said the Linux-based computing device was expected to be introduced to higher education institutions from 2011 but the aim was to drop the price further to $US20 and ultimately to $US10.

The device was developed by research teams at India's premier technological institutes, the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science. Read more at www.abc.net.au

 

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