Coming back to the original topic of a $35 tablet being unveiled by the Govt. for the masses. If the govt. is keep on spreading computer literacy and usage among the masses, why is it trying to re-invent the wheel that has already been perfected by others. Why does it not spend its resources on implementing the wheel itself? The IPTV technology is already in place. There are set top devices available that work similarly as thin clients and can provide a computer desktop on the home television. By adding a small 2 GB chip inside it, it can have set top boxes that boot from their own ROM ( for those who cannot access broadband ). This technology is way cheaper and simple to produce too. People already have televisions at home. All they need is to attach these boxes and a keyboard to the telly and everyone is online. Today even people living in the villages and zopadpattis have a television so implementing this technology is no big deal.
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