$10 laptop becomes a 'laughing stock'
The hype surrounding the $10 laptop 'prototype' with two GB RAM turned out to be a joke when the HRD department said it wasn't a laptop at all but a computing device.
By Neelima Rao, TNN |
TIRUPATI: The hype surrounding the $10 laptop 'prototype' with two GB RAM turned out to be a joke when the department of Human Resources Development announced ��� during its inauguration in the temple town of Tirupati on Wednesday ��� that it wasn���t a laptop at all but a computing device.
While the world eagerly waited for the launch of the $10 laptop ��� designed by students of Vellore Institute of Technology , scientists in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IIT-Madras , UGC and MHRD ��� it wasn���t a patch on the $100 laptop made by MIT.
The MHRD officials said the price was working out to $20 but with mass production it was bound to come down to $10 (Rs 500) and thus become affordable for every student in India.
But netizens were disappointed when the ������ laptop��� ��� turned out to be just a computing device along with a hard disk with e-books , e-journals and educative material through the ���Sakshat��� portal.
FLATTOP
HRD officials had spoken of a $20 laptop, which would cost $10 on mass production.
When unveiled, it turned out to be only a computing device with hard disk.
Disappointed students, teachers say this device can hardly bridge digital divide.
While the world eagerly waited for the launch of the $10 laptop ��� designed by students of Vellore Institute of Technology , scientists in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IIT-Madras , UGC and MHRD ��� it wasn���t a patch on the $100 laptop made by MIT.
The MHRD officials said the price was working out to $20 but with mass production it was bound to come down to $10 (Rs 500) and thus become affordable for every student in India.
But netizens were disappointed when the ������ laptop��� ��� turned out to be just a computing device along with a hard disk with e-books , e-journals and educative material through the ���Sakshat��� portal.
FLATTOP
HRD officials had spoken of a $20 laptop, which would cost $10 on mass production.
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When unveiled, it turned out to be only a computing device with hard disk.
Disappointed students, teachers say this device can hardly bridge digital divide.
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