India launches $35 laptop


Posted on July 23, 2010  /  5 Comments

India has come up with the world’s cheapest “laptop,” a touch-screen computing device that costs $35. The touchscreen gadget comes with Internet browsers, PDF reader and video conferencing facilities but its hardware was created with sufficient flexibility to incorporate new components according to user requirement. The Linux based computing device was expected to be introduced to higher education institutions from 2011 but the aim was to drop the price further to $20 and ultimately to $10. The Hindu reports.

5 Comments


  1. Much wanted by the Urban Poor.

  2. good news for all IT lovers….