timesofindia.indiatimes.com - 1/30/2009
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NEW DELHI: A $10 laptop (Rs 500) prototype, with 2 GB RAM capacity, would be on display in Tirupati on February 3 when the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Techology is launched. The $10 laptop project, first reported in TOI three years ago, has come as an ...
merinews.com - 2/4/2009
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merinews.com —
The much-touted device was riding high on the
expectation wave since the announcement of its launch. The...
laptop was supposed to cost around Rs 500 or $10. However, the laptop turned out be just a computing device that can store information, which can ...
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Rs 500 laptop is not a laptop
techtickerblog.com - 1/30/2009
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techtickerblog.com —
Last year, India caught everyone’s attention by
announcing a laptop that would cost just $10 to...
own, but later made a redaction of the statement by saying it was $100. The latest happening is that the first figure was indeed true. The ...
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India’s $10 laptop will be revealed on Feb 3
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India's $10 laptop coming February 3rd, take that Negroponte
Engadget —
... and for less. According to some reports (we can't find anything official), the laptop will feature 2GB of memory, WiFi, fixed Ethernet, expandable memory, and consume just 2 watts of power. The Devil's in the details, they say, but with any luck, India will be swimming in cheap silicon within the next 6 months if the project can keep to schedule... that's a big IF. [Via TechTicker, image courtesy of FMCKids] Read -- Unofficial specs Read -- February 3rd unveiling Filed under: Laptops India's $10 laptop coming ...
Indian $10 laptop to get February 3rd unveil
SlashGear —
... A collaborative team between the Indian governments ministry of science and ministry of technology will unveil a super-low-cost computer on February 3rd, as part of the country’s $10 laptop project. Specifications of the notebook - which is intended for education use - are unconfirmed, but ...
$10 laptop coming from India on February 3rd, or so they say
CrunchGear —
While companies have been toiling away at breaking the sub-$100 notebook price point for ages now, an Indian company is ready to show off a notebook that costs - ready? - only $10. Actually, right now, it would cost $20 but mass production should drive it down they say. The notebook apparently still comes equipped with 2GB of memory, WiFi, Ethernet, and expendable memory. No word on anything else technical though like CPU or screen size. Who are we to call this product vaporware so early. It might turn out to be true and surprise us all on February 3rd. Or ...
India's $10 Laptop
Core77 —
... The Times of India reports that a $10 laptop (Rs 500) prototype, with 2 GB RAM capacity, would be on display in Tirupati on February 3 when the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Techology is launched. ...
India's $10 Laptop Is Actually $20, Will Be Unveiled Tomorrow [Hopes And Dreams]
Gizmodo —
... $10 dollar laptop (that'll actually be $20) with 2GB of RAM will supposedly be revealed tomorrow. We hear it'll be made of paper, ground fairies and unicorn blood. [Times of India via ...
India to develop the world's cheapest laptop in 6 months
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women —
... Latest update : The Times of India reports that the laptop will support 2GB RAM. Perhaps to put cynical minds to rest, the prototype is being displayed on February 3rd at Tirupati. ...
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futurelawyer.typepad.com 1/30/2009 — Tech Ticker | India’s $10 laptop will be revealed on Feb 3 .
And, in the category of are you kidding me?, we have the proposed $10 laptop from India that went to $100 and is back to $10. India is a computer literate country, and it wouldn't surprise me if they pull this off; however, $10 for ...
India 'unveils' $20 laptop, the Sakshat
engadget.com 2/3/2009 —
As expected, India's government unveiled the jointly-developed " $10 laptop " today, now priced at $20. Unfortunately dubbed Sakshat, which ironically translates as "before your eyes," the laptop is slated to ship in six months, with specs in line ...
India's $10 'Laptop' Basically a Big, Dumb Joke [Sakshat Laptop]
i.gizmodo.com 2/4/2009 — After the aggressively lame "unveiling" we were all subjected to yesterday, details have finally emerged about the $10 Sakshat "laptop." It's not a laptop! Or interesting! The thing, as described by the Times of India : A storage device containing ...
Photo of Indian $10 Laptop finally appears —
I4U News
The much discussed $10 Laptop from India turned out to be not a laptop. The device is also costing now between $20 and $30.
The $10 Laptop turned out to be some kind of modem to access servers to download e-learning material.
Why this device was hyp...
India’s $10 laptop surprises the tech world (w/VIDEO) —
Gizmo Watch
We’d all been desperately waiting to see this $10 wonder since it was first announced in 2007, and finally it was yesterday (3rd February ’09) when the government of India made it official. Backed by HCL, the cheapest laptop ever will be available for Rs 500 ($10) - a blow to ...
india working on $10 laptop: one very cheap laptop per indian —
technabob
The Indian government is currently working with private companies as well as several “elite technology institutions” to develop a 500 rupee ($10 USD) laptop. In contrast, the OLPC laptop’s screen alone costs $28.50 USD. The Times Online says that the project is already three ...
India’s $10 laptop isn’t a laptop after all —
TECH.BLORGE.com
There has been increasing excitement over India’s commitment to developing and producing a $10 laptop in the past few months. Some sai it couldn’t be done, while others remained sceptically hopeful. It turns out the former were correct [...]
The $10 Sakshat Laptop Isn’t A Computer, No One Shocked —
GadgetReview
It’s not surprise - at least to me - that the $10 (or $20) laptop isn’t in fact a laptop at all. According to Merinews the Sakshat (aka Rs 500) is actually a device that can store information and when a laptop is connected can print out the stored info. To say that this news is a ...
That $10 Indian laptop isn’t really a laptop after all —
CrunchGear
When is a laptop not a laptop? That’s what we’re asking (not really, we’re actually reading Lost fanfic!) this morning upon learning that that $10 Indian laptop isn’t really a laptop at all, but merely a “computing device.” Let’s demand a Senate investigation. ...
India unveils Sakshat $20 Laptop —
D' Technology Weblog
In an attempt to bridge the “digital divide” in the country between rich and poor, the India government unveiled the Rs. 500 (£7.25, $20) laptop, called Sakshat , which translates as “before your eyes”, will be launched as part of a new Rs46bn ...
Indian $10 laptop is just a standalone storage brick —
SlashGear
The Indian $10 laptop project had analysts and engineers alike all wondering how the margins for an educational computer could be brought down to make such a low price possible. Now the device’s launch makes it all clear : it’s not actually a laptop at all. In fact, the device is ...
$10 laptop is not a laptop after all —
Tech Ticker
Indian ministers really needs to take some lessons on technology terminologies. The $10 laptop which was being touted all these days turns out to be a storage device. Yes, a freakin’ storage device. The laptop device unveiled yesterday is 10-inches long and 5-inches wide with the ...
India's $10 laptop is not a laptop —
Engadget
You know what was missing from the so-call " unveiling " of India's $10 laptop yesterday? Photos. Now we think we know why. The $10 laptop is not a laptop at all, the display-less and keyboard-less prototype device is just a 10 x 5-inch wide slab that stores (and apparently prints) distributed ...
$20 Laptop to be Launched in India —
Mobile Whack
We were expecting a $10 laptop to arrive from India and the Indian government has almost delivered one. Except that the Sakshat is going to cost $20 not $10. The Sakshat, which means, "before your eyes" will be ready to ship in about six months or so. Those getting one ...
India Announces $20 Laptop, The Sakshat —
GadgetReview
The blogosphere is a flutter with the story about India’s ultra cheap laptop. I recall reading about it in Wired magazine many years ago, but then things went quiet. Now, it looks like India’s government, who has largely funded the project called Sakshat, is releasing some ...
Very Cheap Laptops ! And I Mean Very Cheap ! —
Geek With Laptop
Indians may soon be able to buy the ultimate in credit-crunch computing – with a very cheap laptop that costs only 500 rupees (£7) or about $9 USD
The government-developed laptop is the latest in ultra-cheap engineering to emerge from the sub-continent. It is also the most ambitious ...
Indian Planning $10 Laptop —
Wired: Gadget Lab
You thought the $100 laptop was cheap? How about a $10 laptop? That's the promise of the unfortunately named Sakshat computer (it actually means "before your eyes"), to be built in India as soon as the designers get a manufacturer signed up.
Details are scarce, but at least the ...
Ask Engadget: Best totally awesome $500 to $1,000 laptop? —
Engadget
We've had ample discussion on laptops catering to this and that , but what about the hordes of individuals who just need a perfectly capable, perfectly average machine to get work done with? We'll let Karl spell it out: "I need a new laptop, mainly for browsing, programming, AutoCad, and a bit ...
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