New Delhi: India is set to unveil world's cheapest table computer today.Created for use by students, the anticipated $35 (Rs 1,750) tablet will first be made available to college goers.
At a function in Delhi in September, HRD Minister Sibal had said: “The tablet would be launched by October in a bid to let children go beyond the boundary of classroom and teachers to acquire knowledge through IT. Soon, a 35 dollar computer will be made available to every child in school. The tablet shall help enhance the quality of learning of children…This is not just a dream, it is a reality.”
Developed as part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the tablet computer is designed in India as a low cost but full functioning device.
It aims to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities through e-learning programme.
The tablet with sport a 7” colour LCD/TFT display and run on Google's Android platform.
It with have WiFi connectivity for internet access and cloud storage, 256 MB of RAM, a 2GB SD memory card and a 32 GB expandable memory slot.
Other features include PDF reader, video conferencing facilities, multi content viewer and two USB ports.
The cheapest tablets available globally are at about $99 for an HP TouchPad and $199 for Amazon's Kindle Fire.
