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MUMBAI, India - It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th ... unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet... which it hopes to bring into production by 2011.
If the government can find a manufacturer, the Linux ope ...

India unveils prototype of $35 computer -  Tech & Gadget - MSN CA
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MUMBAI, India - It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011.

If the government can find a manufacturer, the Linux operating system-based computer would be the latest in a string of "world's cheapest" innovations to hit the market out of India, which is home to the $2,100 compact Nano car, the $16 water purifier and the $2,000 open-heart surgery.

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<p>MUMBAI, India - It looks like an <a class="cspagelinkdotted" onmouseover="TECHMS.cs_hideddrivetip();TECHMS.cs_ddrivetip('iPad'); " target="_blank" href="http://www.bing.com/search?form=CXTTEC&amp;q=iPad&amp;mkt=en-CA&amp;adlt=strict">iPad</a>, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011.</p><p>If the government can find a manufacturer, the Linux operating system-based computer would be the latest in a string of "world's cheapest" innovations to hit the market out of India, which is home to the $2,100 compact Nano car, the $16 water purifier and the $2,000 open-heart surgery.</p>