India's $35 Android 7-inch Tablet to Hit in January

[thillntn]

2 gig won't hold alot of pirated torrents or music.you know..school stuff lol

 

[aaruni123]

To all the super excited guys here, I would like to add that this is heavily subsidized and will be available only to the educational institutes for the time being. I remember an interview in which Mr Sibbal quoted that the prices would definitely be higher for the commercial market.

Also, those whining about child labour in India, yes it is a fact and it is through these measures that we are trying to improve the condition of our future generations. If you can not get a simple fact like this, I have nothing to say then.

 

[descendency]

I wonder how much slave labor they have to employ to get it to $35.

 

[vikasnagpal_v2]

yess!!!!! i live in india

 

[Guest]

This is going to be awesome!!! Can't wait to buy it!...however the company is HCL Infosystems and not HCL technologies..check out the link

http://epaper.livemint.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=03_09_2010_002_004&typ=1&pub=422

 

[Drag0nR1der]

Glad to see a country thinking of education and it's younger (non-voting!) members, and being prepared to back up talk of innovating in the classroom with money and action. Respect due and duely earned.

 

[dragon5677]

[citation][nom]mindspring[/nom]Made in India = don't buy. Reason - child worker exploitation.[/citation]
what are you some kinda a nomad speakin about other countries like trash. also i dont see your location listed............... get your facts right, child labor doesnt take place in the world of tech

 

[hemelskonijn]

I wonder if the 35usd is the price of production if it is would it be unreasonable to expect these in European stores for about 50 euro?

It might be good to ship and sell these world wide since larger production will cut the costs and i think there is a market for these anywhere. Personally i use my laptop or MID to read some news before i go to bed and for browsing on the go, this device should be able to do both better then my MID while it is still a lot less weight to carry around in compare to my laptop (and probably has a longer battery life in my case).

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]hemelskonijn[/nom]I wonder if the 35usd is the price of production if it is would it be unreasonable to expect these in European stores for about 50 euro?[/citation]
Here's the news, an iPad doesn't cost $600 to produce, the labour costs are almost negligible and the parts aren't bought retail. The actual real-life cost of the parts for this device are probably $20.
It's all about what it's worth and the purchasing power of the market segment, not what it costs.
So expect this device to hit the USA and have a 400% markup.

 

[alyoshka]

I really don't know or can't say why this was put up again..... this is old news and Toms did cover it up when it happened....
This is becoming more of a rerun.......

 

[g00fysmiley]

I'd love to have my textbooks on one of those lighter and more convenient ... as long as it has good battery life

 

[hemelskonijn]

back_by_demand:

400% out of your suggested 20usd is 100usd.
As we speak 100usd is 75.58 euro.

Now rethink that 400%.

 

[hemelskonijn]

And tell me again is it possible for this thing to hit somewhere near 50 euro?

 

[thebigt42]

[citation][nom]sliem[/nom]I'd buy two.[/citation]
For 35$ I'll take 5 (one for every one in the family)

 

[Stifle]

Sounds like the price will largely be covered by the government, the screen itself likely costs over $35 at 7in

 

[cookoy]

i'm skeptical about the $35 price. Even $35 cost sounds incredulous. Even the news release doesn't contain any specifics: what cpu, what memory, what storage, battery, connectivity, ...

 

[eddieroolz]

Even if it is low quality and heavily subsidized, it's still the first step in the downward filtering of technology.

 

[Guest]

you get what you pay for. $35 dollars? you try it first. anyway. I never see any tech stuff in USA that is made in india so far.

 

[Guest]

Great!
Only 15 years ago this device would have costed us over $1000!

If they say $35, it actually means $75 or $100.
But even if this device would be sold for $100,I'd buy one!
That is, if I can load XP on one, and do something with it!

 

[dEAne]

Guess not all products are made in china.

 

[Guest]

It's all subsidy = robbing taxpayer money for bullshit products. The thing probably costs $200 to make and functions like crap, but looks good because of subsidy and spin; everything here (india) is like that.

 

[Guest]

"It's not a substitute for a computer" - It is if you don't have a computer.

 

[Guest]

I personally own an iPad and wouldn't consider buying something as cheap as this device looks, I can only imagine how cheap and crappy it will actually be.

That being said it might sell like hot cakes in India and China.

 

[glassice]

China can make an iPhone clone with java support, bluetooth, storage and... for just $20 for each, how can anyone explain that???

 

[Guest]

It's called an etch-a-sketch...