India's Ministry of Human Resource Development has unveiled a prototype of a touchscreen computer that will initially cost US$35. Eventually, Minister Shri Kapil Sibal said, the price will drop to $20 and then $10.
India's prototype $35 computer
Human Resource Development Minister Shri Kapil Sibal unveils India's prototype $35 computer.
"I think -- assuming the device does come to market -- that there will be some unexpected demographics interested in it," he added.
In photos, the device looks much like the sleek tablet-style PCs coming on the market and typified by the iPad. It will offer such standard functionality as word processing, Web browsing and video-conferencing.
It is aimed at university students, with delivery planned for 2011.
At $35, the computer is cheaper than most digital cameras, raising the question of how India -- or rather, the manufacturer it must engage -- could possibly be able to pull off this feat.
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