Finally realising his dream project, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday launched a $35 computing device that will be made available to ‘learners’ right from primary schools to universities. Aiming at bringing down the price to $10, the Ministry has also begun discussions with global manufacturers to start mass production of arguably the world’s cheapest laptop. The device is released after understanding the ever increasing impact of heavy books filled bags and the fully-loaded homework on school going childrens. All thanx to the team of 200 engineers from IIS Bangalore, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur.
Talking specifically, It's a sort of tablet and, while we don't know full specs, is said to have 2GB of RAM memory, run on Linux or may be the Android Platform, be able to connect to the internet over WiFi, open PDFs, and even play YouTube videos. It may not looks like as glossy as Apple's i Pad both physically and technically but at this type of cost lets understands the importance of advantages that the device will prevails all over the country if implemented in a wise direction. The Indian government plans to subsidize their sale to students such that they'll cost only $20. The goal is to have them selling for as little as $10 in the future. Exciting?
