India Invents $35 Computer

[peter991]

I remember reading some time back about the $100 laptop that was about to revolutionise communications and education. This particular one would be powered not by batteries, but by winding it up - similar to an alarm clock. I don't know what happened to that one, but Breaking News suggests India has 'invented' the $35 laptop, with plans to get the cost down to $20.

Looking at the brief video, it looks to me a lot like an iPad. If this is for real - it would be wonderful in Thai schools as an education aid.

Source: http://www.wimp.com/indiacomputer/

Edit: Topic SHOULD read: India INVENTS a $35 Computer

Edited July 24, 2010 by peter991

[dave_boo]

Like that "$10" laptop they were inventing? And tripled in price and turned out to not even be a laptop?

[sunny747]

anything is possible for India. TATA manufacturing a car which cost just 100k Rupee. About 80K baht i guess. i have seen that car in the motor show recently. Not so bad for middle class ppl.

[RKASA]

Some are not to sure about it.

http://www.fastcompany.com/1673553/cheap-computing-india-tablet-ipad-killer-olpc

[bendejo]

My guess is the assignment was for them to not spend more than $35.

They just happened to have some parts laying around and they used them, which didn't affect the budget.

Small details like this tend to be forgotten when going for headlines.