I followed the hundred dollar laptop project for years. Now we have the $35 tablet. Designed for the rural poor in India. " ... The computer, called Aakash, or "sky" in Hindi, is the latest in a series of
"world's cheapest" innovations in India that include a 100,000 rupee ($2,040)
compact Nano car, a 750 rupee ($15) water purifier and $2,000 open-heart
surgery.
Developer Datawind is selling the tablets to the government for about $45
each, and subsidies will reduce that to $35 for students and teachers. In
comparison, the cheapest Apple iPad tablet costs $499, while the recently
announced Kindle Fire will sell for $199.... " Thursday, October 06, 2011
Cheapest Tablet
I followed the hundred dollar laptop project for years. Now we have the $35 tablet. Designed for the rural poor in India. " ... The computer, called Aakash, or "sky" in Hindi, is the latest in a series of
"world's cheapest" innovations in India that include a 100,000 rupee ($2,040)
compact Nano car, a 750 rupee ($15) water purifier and $2,000 open-heart
surgery.
Developer Datawind is selling the tablets to the government for about $45
each, and subsidies will reduce that to $35 for students and teachers. In
comparison, the cheapest Apple iPad tablet costs $499, while the recently
announced Kindle Fire will sell for $199.... " 
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