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A MOVE that will revolutionise classroom discipline across India, Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal on Thursday unveiled a low cost computer device which will be available for students for as low as $35 or Rs 1,500. Earlier, the same laptop computer was conceptualised by MIT alumni, Nicholas Negroponte which was pegged at $100.   Baptized as Sakshat, the laptop is a brainchild of designers from some of Indias premier institutions, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. The laptop looks like a hybrid of iPad and tablet PC and it does non require the conventional methods of charging. Being an eco friendly device, the laptop is charged with the help of a sleek solar panel.   The laptop is aimed at those 11 crore students, who come under the Sarva Shiksha Abhyan and that is the reason why this laptop is pegged at such an affordable rate. The laptop is based on ease up Source and it comes loaded with other features such as multimedia content viewer (pdf, docx, ods, adp, xls, jpeg, gif,png, bmp, odt, zip, AVCHD, AVI, AC3) searchable PDF reader, unzip tool for unzipping files, Open Office, SciLab, sup mien media player that is capable of playing streamed videos apart from the stored media files,USB port etc.

Last week, the Indian government showcased a prototype of a low-cost laptop that could trigger an education revolution in India and elsewhere in the developing world. If successful, the newly announced computer will serve as a prime shell of how direct government investments can reduce the price of technology quickly and effectively. Funded by the Ministry of Human Resources exploitation and designed by students from Indias top universities, the laptop is slated to enter the market in 2011. correspond to a press briefing released by Indias Ministry for Human Resources Development: The price of the device exhibited today is expected to be somewhat $35 per piece, gradually dropping down to $20 and... If you deficiency to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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