India Unveils $35 Tablet PC Prototype and Progress to the $10 PC

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Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday launched a $35 computing device that will be made available to ‘learners’ right from primary schools to universities. Aiming at bringing down the price to $10, the Ministry has also begun discussions with global manufacturers to start mass production of arguably the world’s cheapest laptop

This $35 “low-cost computing-cum-access device” is a 5/7/9 inch touchscreen gadget packed with internet browsers, PDF reader, video conferencing facilities, open office, sci-lab, media player, remote device management capability, multimedia input-output interface option, and multiple content viewer.

The Linux based device will also have provisions for running on solar power besides the usual battery- operated systems. The Rs 1,500/$35 computing device is expected to first hit higher education institutions — colleges and varsities starting 2011 — but the government could subsidise 50 per cent of this cost, bringing down the price.

The tablet PC has a USB port and 2GB of memory.

India is planning to subsidize and targets getting 110 million units to its school age children over the next few years.

There is an unrelated $100 mini-laptop that runs Google Android and is already on sale.

The $99 Cherrypal Africa features a 7” screen, Internet browsing capabilities, 400 MHZ processor and more. Along with this new product launch, Cherrypal is also announcing the redesign of the 13.3” widescreen Bing laptop. Priced at only $389 (including Windows XP), the Bing features 1.6 GHz operation, 1 GB DDRII memory, 160 GB HDD, 1.3 MP integrated web camera and (3) USB ports.

Link to buying Cherrypal Asia

The 7″ Cherrypal Asia was designed with developing countries in mind; low price, pleasant user experience, high quality. The “Asia” comes with following specifications: 533MHz VIA 8505 (ARM9) processor, 256 MB DDR / 2 GB NAND-flash and runs Android 1.6. Here are some more basics: Screen: 7 inch high-resolution TFT .(800 x 480 pixels) LAN:10/100M Ethernet Access WIFI: IEEE 802.11 b/g Ethernet RJ-45 Keyboard: QWERTY 86 keys Mouse&Touch pad:build-in touch panel, set two shortcut key,and support usb port mouse USB Port: USB 2.0 x 1 (external memory) USB 1.1 x 2 (keyboard & mouse only) External Memory : SD card , U-Disk , USB-HDD Card port: SD / MMC card slot (8GB) Battery: 7.4 V 2100Mha built in Lithium battery: 4 HRS Built in speaker 1 x microphone Weight: less than 2 pounds Size: 213.5 x 141.8 x 30.8 mm

Cherrypal Asia 10.1″ mini-laptop (Android) $148.00

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