India’s low-cost computing device has better future, say officials. According to a government official the device can run the office suite from OpenOffice.org, besides offering users the ability to browse the Web.
N.K. Sinha, joint secretary of the Bureau of Technical Education in India’s Department of Higher Education, in an email “Intended to be priced at $10 (about Rs 500) eventually at high volumes, the device will initially cost between $20 (about Rs 1,000) and $30 (about Rs 15,000).”
The device is an ultra-low-cost and low-power device which will meet the requirements of higher education students for computing and access to electronic content, Sinha said.
The device does not require to be connected to a laptop, and connects to a broadband connection through a LAN (local area network) port, according to Sinha. The display is integral to the device and is not an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).