Yes, I was more interested in the $30 one but I guess the India Xoom launch is for the very rich there.
I am busy on non CLUG stuff for a day and a half, so later... Mel On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 13:24 -0600, Gustin Johnson wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
