The Xoom is a new tablet by Motorola that is way to expensive and also not in any way related to the tablet from India. There are hundreds of Androids tablets out there so it is easy to get confused.
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Mel Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
