If we end up ordering I would be interested. But is it available here? Does it even work with our power volts/freq/plug? Is $35 the full price or is it tied to a phone plan in India?
This URL looked like it: http://www.themobileindian.com/news/1607_Motorola-to-launch-Xoom-tablet-later-this-month-in-India but I did not see the price there. http://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-xoom-coming-to-canada-via-future-shop-telus-and-best-buy-10994/ going to telus site I found a price of $599.99 including applicable provincial electronics environmental handling fees. There are more questions than answers? At $600 I am out. Mel On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 14:23 -0600, [email protected] wrote: > What processor? Atom? > > I am thinking the iPhone might be over priced. IMHO what we need is VoIP and > lets open hotspots throughout the city and countryside. We simply need the > s/w and organise so that anyone joining CLUG has to open the WiFI for members > and for $littlebux buy the gadget and Bob's yer uncle! > > > I think I want one! Can we order some? > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:47:12PM -0600, GZone Account (If forwarding, > PLEASE delete address from body of e-mail for privacy!) wrote: > > I don't peruse the CLUG lists much anymore but I got an interesting article > > from an East Indian friend of mine that I thought y'all would find > > interesting. > > I am posting this because 'LINUX INSIDE'. > > gary zone > > > > > > India's $35 tablet launching this month > > > > TOI Tech | Jun 16, 2011, 05.06pm IST > > > > The 7-inch touchscreen tablet will come with inbuilt keyboard, video > > conferencing facility, multimedia content, Wi-Fi and USB portNEW DELHI: > > After hitting the roadblock for over six months, the Indian government > > backed ambitious low-cost tablet project is finally set to take off. > > > > According to latest media reports, the low-cost $35 tablet codenamed > > 'Sakshat' is expected to launch by the end of this month. > > > > The country's answer to the $100 laptops developed by the Massachusetts > > Institute of Technology will be powered by Linux OS and is made by HCL > > Technologies. > > > > As for the specs, the 7-inch touchscreen tablet will come with inbuilt > > keyboard, video conferencing facility, multimedia content, Wi-Fi, USB port, > > 32GB hard drive and 2GB RAM. The tablet will support Open Office, SciLab > > and Internet browsing. > > > > According to reports, government has decided that 10,000 Sakshat tablets > > will be delivered to IIT Rajasthan in late June. Also, over the next four > > months more than 90,000 tablet units will be ready for launch and will come > > at a price of Rs 2,200. > > > > Reports claim that the government later plans to further subsidise the cost > > by 50 per cent which means the device may cost somewhere around Rs 1,100. > > > > Exchange rate; 1.0 C$ = 45 Rupees > > > > For reader comments and photo, go to the original article at: > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/gadgets-special/Indias-35-tablet-launching-this-month/articleshow/8876610.cms > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
