India Thursday unveiled a Rs.1, 500 (about $ 30) laptop designed specifically for students. device is a cross between the IPAD and Tablet PC, and is designed by experts from IIT, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
It can be recharged by a solar panel. But the device may not be available to students in 2011. To celebrate the launch of the device, resource development minister Kapil Sibal said the man, If more companies decide to produce a similar device, the prices will go down automatically.Department launched the idea of a cheap laptop for a few years ago, he would come to Rs 500 ($ 10). Yet the cost has tripled over the years and now costs about $ 30 (Rs 1,500). The Department expects prices to fall to Rs.1, 000 ($ 20) and to 500 rupees ($ 10) that the innovations introduced.
The device resembles the conventional notebook and comes with a touchscreen and a high-Consultant, with features such as 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, USB port, the installation of video conference, multimedia content, searchable PDF file reader and a tool to decompress.
The mini-notebook is powered by a system with 2 watts of power adapted to poor areas. What is real and tangible, and we will proceed. Sun rise for Indian students in 2011,said Sibal. The low-cost laptops will be shared between the institutions under the National Mission on Education through Information and Technology (NMEICT) connectivity. Currently, 8,500 schools have been connected under this program.
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