Now this is looking sketchy: http://androidos.in/2010/09/the-truth-about-35- android-tablet-from-indian-government/ The specs are different on the Chinese machine so maybe the Indians built the insides and bought a cheap enclosure?
On Friday 17 June 2011 14:57:28 Mel Walters wrote: > 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-futu > > > re-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-specia > > >> > l/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 _______________________________________________ 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
