The $10/Rs. 500 Sakshaat laptop is here
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MetalheadGautham
AFK
Completely agree.
As I said before, India can never be another China when it comes to manufacturing things cheaply. Atleast they created a 150$ laptop on ARM architecture and a 200$ laptop on MIPS architecture.
At its best, the Indian Govt. can make a 10$ mobile phone.
As I said before, India can never be another China when it comes to manufacturing things cheaply. Atleast they created a 150$ laptop on ARM architecture and a 200$ laptop on MIPS architecture.
At its best, the Indian Govt. can make a 10$ mobile phone.
kumarmohit
Technomancer
I think it will look and work the Digital diaries of olden days!
Pathik
Google Bot
Lol! What a joke! The pic posted in the original article shows a HCL MiLeap and not "Sakshat"!
*images.google.co.in/images?um=1&hl...n-US:official&q=HCL+mileap&btnG=Search+Images
See for yourself guys..Infact, the netbook in the second babe's hands clearly shows the name "HCL"
Here's some news on the real (and dumb if I may add) thing:
*timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hyderabad/10-laptop_proves_to_be_a_damp_squib/articleshow/4072417.cms
Correct. I am amazed no one caught it. The original Sakshat lappy wasn't even released. Just another announcement was made. Every tech blog is now criticising it. And it's $30 now.
gopi_vbboy
Cyborg Agent
he he now UPA vote bank strategy for Grabing n00b techies
Nice move my UPA!!...Nice babes 2
Nice move my UPA!!...Nice babes 2
iMav
The Devil's Advocate
That's becasue no one was bothered about the laptop in the pic, but was looking at the beautiful people carrying the laptop.
gxsaurav
You gave been GXified
That's because no one was bothered about the laptop in the pic, but was looking at the beautiful people carrying the laptop.
he he, U know us very well
Me to want the middle one
so, I'll take left one....
LOLZ.....
I doubt if they know what they are holding in their hands.
These are laptops ? I think this things are minitops
Lol! What a joke! The pic posted in the original article shows a HCL MiLeap and not "Sakshat"!
*images.google.co.in/images?um=1&hl...n-US:official&q=HCL+mileap&btnG=Search+Images
See for yourself guys..Infact, the netbook in the second babe's hands clearly shows the name "HCL"
Here's some news on the real (and dumb if I may add) thing:
*timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hyderabad/10-laptop_proves_to_be_a_damp_squib/articleshow/4072417.cms
Nice work mate....Pointing out the truth
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Cyrus_the_virus
Unmountable Boot Volume
WTF is going on here???
Who the hell posted an HCL MiLeap pic and claiming it to be the $10 laptop? Are you not updated with the truth?
The $10 laptop was just a pathetic attempt at publicity by some morons at Vellore Institue of Technology. The truth is out, read Today's paper if you want to know that it is not a laptop but just a god damn external storage device with pre-installed software that works when you plug it into a laptop!
Here is the link to online edition of today's Times of India : Click Here
Sad to know the extent of which these incompetent wannabe engineers studying outdated electronics and computer science textbooks which is still the only thing available in our education system will go to gain publicity. These guys seriously need to take a break and get real and buy and read atleast Digit(Not saying it's of any use) once to know that there are far more realistic and happening things in the world.
PS: I'm not shouting, I'm just awed by the incompetence of these guys thinking everyone else in the world is a fool and they are the smart ones!!
Who the hell posted an HCL MiLeap pic and claiming it to be the $10 laptop? Are you not updated with the truth?
The $10 laptop was just a pathetic attempt at publicity by some morons at Vellore Institue of Technology. The truth is out, read Today's paper if you want to know that it is not a laptop but just a god damn external storage device with pre-installed software that works when you plug it into a laptop!
Here is the link to online edition of today's Times of India : Click Here
Sad to know the extent of which these incompetent wannabe engineers studying outdated electronics and computer science textbooks which is still the only thing available in our education system will go to gain publicity. These guys seriously need to take a break and get real and buy and read atleast Digit(Not saying it's of any use) once to know that there are far more realistic and happening things in the world.
PS: I'm not shouting, I'm just awed by the incompetence of these guys thinking everyone else in the world is a fool and they are the smart ones!!
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infra_red_dude
Wire muncher!
I won't downplay the Govt. I think its a good move, at least a start! Whether $10 is feasible or not is a different thing what matters to me is that Indian Govt. look the matter about education seriously for once
Whether $10 is feasible or not is a different thing what matters to me is that Indian Govt. look the matter about education seriously for once 
comp@ddict
EXIT: DATA Junkyard
HERE's the REAL NEWS:
Rs.500 laptop turns out a laughing stock
Tirupati: Crushing all expectations, the presumed head-on-head competitor to MIT's $100 laptop, the Rs.500 ($10) laptop was unveiled to be a laughing stock. The 'prototype' of the device with two GB RAM inaugurated at Tirupati was declared to be a mere computing device and not a laptop.
"How can just a computing device bridge the digital divide and make access to computer literacy affordable to the masses? Where will poor students get computers to jack this gizmo with? Will Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) provide computers and internet connectivity in rural and remote areas? There is no clarity among the officials themselves," a Professor from Sri Venkateswara University told The Times of India. Designed by students of Vellore Institute of Technology, scientists in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IIT-Madras, UGC and MHRD, the computing device was nowhere near to MIT's $100 laptop. It was a device that comprised of a hard disk with e-books, e-journals and relevant educative material through the 'Sakshat' portal.
The so called laptop even appeared to be smaller than the normal laptop with 10-inch length and five-inch width, making many heads to rethink on the definition of a laptop. There was also a buzz that it's a 'Nano-top'. Earlier, officials said the price was working out to be $20 but with mass production it was bound to come down to $10 (Rs 500) and thus become affordable for every student in India.
*www.siliconindia.com/shownews/52047
Rs.500 laptop turns out a laughing stock
Tirupati: Crushing all expectations, the presumed head-on-head competitor to MIT's $100 laptop, the Rs.500 ($10) laptop was unveiled to be a laughing stock. The 'prototype' of the device with two GB RAM inaugurated at Tirupati was declared to be a mere computing device and not a laptop.
"How can just a computing device bridge the digital divide and make access to computer literacy affordable to the masses? Where will poor students get computers to jack this gizmo with? Will Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) provide computers and internet connectivity in rural and remote areas? There is no clarity among the officials themselves," a Professor from Sri Venkateswara University told The Times of India. Designed by students of Vellore Institute of Technology, scientists in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IIT-Madras, UGC and MHRD, the computing device was nowhere near to MIT's $100 laptop. It was a device that comprised of a hard disk with e-books, e-journals and relevant educative material through the 'Sakshat' portal.
The so called laptop even appeared to be smaller than the normal laptop with 10-inch length and five-inch width, making many heads to rethink on the definition of a laptop. There was also a buzz that it's a 'Nano-top'. Earlier, officials said the price was working out to be $20 but with mass production it was bound to come down to $10 (Rs 500) and thus become affordable for every student in India.
*www.siliconindia.com/shownews/52047
MetalheadGautham
AFK
I am interested in this device
Its just a box which connects with a laptop. Allows you to surf the net or something like that.
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