Tata india made history a couple of years ago by producing the cheapest car in the world, the "Nao", for only $2500. It is about to do the same now in tablet computers that will cost $35 for schools and colleges, and may eventually cost under $10! The laptop has 2GB RAM, wirless connectivity and a resistive touch screen. It was launched by Kapil Sibal, india,s minister of human resources development (whos portfolio includes education), last year.
The computer has been designed by the Vellore institute of Technology, the indian Institute of science in Bangalore, the indian institute of technology in Madras and the state-controlled semiconductor complex. It is india's response to the much publicised one laptop per child (OLPC) project launched by Nicholas Negroponte of the Massachusetts Institute of technology Media Lab in 2005 at a claimed cost of $100 per computer. The MIT project failed due to high manufacturing costs. The success of the Indian computer still remains to be demonstration.
The computer has been designed by the Vellore institute of Technology, the indian Institute of science in Bangalore, the indian institute of technology in Madras and the state-controlled semiconductor complex. It is india's response to the much publicised one laptop per child (OLPC) project launched by Nicholas Negroponte of the Massachusetts Institute of technology Media Lab in 2005 at a claimed cost of $100 per computer. The MIT project failed due to high manufacturing costs. The success of the Indian computer still remains to be demonstration.