----- "Vivek Varghese Cherian" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On July 22 a $35 (or 1500 INR) hand-held Linux computing device was > unveiled > by Shri Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development > of > India. The goal of the project is to lower the price to around $20 in > time > and eventually reaching the amazing price of $10. > > In a tablet form-factor and using an unspecified variant of Linux > (that some > have said might be Android), the cost should remain low while offering > a > wide range of functionality. The Sakshat descendant is said to be > capable of > supporting video conferencing, viewing a wide selection of video and > image > files, word processing, de/compressing files, printing with CUPS, > full > Internet browsing with Javascript and Flash, wireless communications, > and > remote device management. > I can't comment on this article, but some how we are in the land of getting petrol out of trees and announcing cheap computer which turns out to be pen drive. I expect these news comes from people who are in the labs and they may say big breakthrough in some technology so it is possible. I have no intention of going through merits of this article. Thanks, Sam _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
