(aaaagh!! never realised that the mail is cross posted).
steve said on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 03:43:24PM +0530,:
> Umm, yeah, UID also needs tv out, dvi out, sound in/out, GPS and 3G
> connectivity running on solar power ...all at a price of a netbook
> (I am guessing), right ?
I do get your sarcasm.
As a sarkari babu who has to use the present version of UDI, (your
election ID card), for ascertaining your uniqueness, UID was the first
thing that came to mind.
I was thinking of UID becasue I find that at least one person has come
before me with more than one election card. I could not lay my paws on
his other election card, else he would have been behind bars by
now. (oh well, we are going OT now).
> If you read my question carefully you'll see that I am not
> questioning the need for all these features, I am questioning the
> need for _all_ of them in this particular device which is
> pretending to be a netbook pretending to be a notebook pretending
> to be the one gadget which you will ever need.
When they position it as the "one gadget we will ever need, they also
better include a paralles port, PS/2 port, USB, GPRS/ CDMA CD/DVD Blu
ray drive, and of course, a flash for the camera, along with a torch
for using on unlight roads.
And I forgot a printer. (the camera will do the scanning).
ROTFLMAO!!!!
> to buy a more feature rich netbook/laptop (ie: larger screen, more
> processing power, more built in storage ...etc) available at the
> same price.
A larger screen can, at least occassionally, be a bug than a feature.
More OT:- I have seen a private agency doing a survey on behalf of the
GoI using BlackBerry. They would photograph the person, take
down notes of his details, and upload the info as a batch in
the evenings, The photo later would be used on some smart
card, I am told. A single "surveyor" would cover up to 50
people in a single day.
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