In response to MIT's and Marvell's $100 laptop, the Indian government has announced design plans for a $35 dollar supercheap laptop (tablet computer).
Students in the developing world have an incredible need for access to today's Internet, and this device could be the answer.
India's tablet PC will be based on the Linux open source operating system (which is free) and feature web browsing (with support for Adobe Flash) , word processing, and video conferencing.
It also contains USB ports and a memory card in place of the traditional hard drive, as it is a 'cloud computing' device (with access to the Internet for extra storage and features).
India is excited about offering the laptop as early as 2011, with possible plans to sell it abroad and subsidize costs.
Click here to watch a video announcement..
Read more about the PC here..
Indian Institute of Technology
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