This is our answer to MIT's $100 computer," human resource development minister Kapil Sibal told the Economic Times when he unveiled the device Thursday.Mamta Varma, a ministry spokeswoman, said falling hardware costs and intelligent design <B>mlb apparel</SPAN>  </SPAN></SPAN>make the price tag plausible.
India rejected that as too expensive and embarked on a multiyear effort to develop a cheaper option of its own.He hopes to get the cost down to $10 eventually.The tablet doesn't have a hard disk, but instead uses a memory card, much like a mobile phone.Epps said government subsidies or dual marketing — where higher-priced sales in the developed world are used to subside low-cost sales in markets like India — could convince a manufacturer to come on board.India plans to subsidize the cost of the tablet for its students, bringing the purchase <B>nfl football jerseys </SPAN>price down to around $"Depending on the quality of material they are using, certainly it's plausible," said Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst at Forrester Research.The tablet design cuts hardware costs, and the use of open-source software also adds to savings, she said.Varma said several global manufacturers, including at least one from Taiwan, have shown interest in making the low-cost device, but no manufacturing or distribution deals have been finalized.The project is part of an ambitious education technology initiative by the Indian government, which also aims to bring broadband connectivity to India's 25,000 colleges and 504 universities and make study materials available online.Profitability is also a qu  阅读全文>>