India creates world's cheapest computer

At the low price of $45, the world's cheapest computer tablet, made in India, is targeted mostly at students.

In a country where laptops range from anywhere between $400 and $1,000, and where the average income is much lower, the hope is that more people, particularly the country's youth, will have greater access to technology.

In the next few months over 100,000 such computers will be available in select universities. If successful, India may even sell it commercially, but experts say the design still has a long way to go.

Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri reports from New Delhi, India.

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[MrFattyfatfatboy]

im Australian but i think india needs to do this more, you india are the only answer to china , Ghandi over mauo ill fight for india any day.

[SugarCoatedPills]

Datawind and QUAD electronics are the major contributors of electronic components in making Aakash Tablet and not made in a makeshift factory unlike China

The components are as costly as the regular processors however its subsidized by the Govt. of India and the GOI pays for it to make it cheaper, Its affordable, GUI is good and its reliable as well....

If you compare it with Apple and Samsung electronics, Buzz off coz; its 45 USD..Any Pakis out there, Cork up but watch the show nevertheless

[haroon0808]

ipod touch lol

[Fesal505]

Bas touch screen

[obsidianstatue]

@forgottenmemories63 i dont care about tibetans, if they want to go to india and kiss the ass of their "god" then i dont care. but if they want to stay in China and act like a law binding citizen then they are welcomed.

[forgottenmemories63]

@obsidianstatue Not much worse off than Tibetans I assume. Type the word "Tibet" in YouTube and check out the atrocities of Chines on Tibetans, Its really sad. At least Dalits aren't cheated off their land and kicked out like Chinese have done to poor Tibetans.

[obsidianstatue]

@forgottenmemories63 dont take my words for it just type in Dalit in youtube and watch any of the documentaries and and watch brutal conditions the dalits live in.

[forgottenmemories63]

@obsidianstatue Well, I guess I can't convince deluded people that think only their view is right and try to stereotype entire nation or race for what very few people do. It's light me arguing ALL Han Chinese are Racists towards their own own Tibetans, Manchu and Taiwanese.

[obsidianstatue]

@forgottenmemories63 lol you are such a liar dalits are being marginalized from birth, they are landless jobless and dont have equal rights in education.

[forgottenmemories63]

@obsidianstatue I don't know whether you have visited India or not but Dalits have the most rights here in India. They have even more rights than normal Indians, They get easy jobs, They are allocated bonus merit in exams, We have even had Dalit Presidents and Leaders in many of our states. Gone are those days of Caste system & Racism.

Well, I checked out your page and I see you hail Osama Bin Laden to be considered as a Hero and yet you criticize Gandhi, That says a lot.. Lol