The Wondrous World of Science

Indian made tablet computers for 35 dollar each:Tata India made history a couple of years ago by producing the cheapest car in the worldk,the “Nano”,for only 2,500 dollar.It is about to do the same now in tablet computers that will cost under 35 dollar for schools and colleges,and may eventually cost under 10 dollar.The laptop has 2GB Ram,wireless connectivity and a resistive touch screen.It was launched by Kapil Sibal,India’s minister of human resources development whose portofolio 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 Madrass and the state controlled Semiconductor Complex.It is India’s response to the much published One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project launched by Nicholas Negroponte of the Massachusetts Institue Of Technology Media Lab in 2005 at a claimed cost of 100 dollar per computer.The MIT  project failed due to high manufacturing costs.The success of the Indian computer still remains to be demonstrated.