[www.keralites.net] India develops $35 'laptop'

The gadget, developed by the elite Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, can run on solar power     Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal with a prototype of the low-cost tablet.   New Delhi: India has come up with a $35 touch-screen 'laptop' — a computing prototype that it aims to make available to students from elementary schools to universities.   The gadget, developed by the elite Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, is part of a push to give students better education and technical skills.   The first users are expected to be university students with introduction of the Linux-based computing device targeted for next year.   Broadband internet will be installed in 22,000 colleges so students can use the Rs1,500 (Dh128.45) tablet gadget, which can run on solar power.   The device has an internet browser, video-conferencing capability and a media player. "This is part of the national initiative to take forward inclusive education," Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said. "The solutions for tomorrow will emerge from India." Sibal said the cost of the motherboard, chip, and other components comes to a total of around $35, but the government may subsidise the device.

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