Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian]
For sheer versatility, the thingamajig is streets ahead of other gizmos. It's simple, it's portable. At about Rs 9,000 per piece, it's highly affordable. [rediff.com]
Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot]
High-tech whizzes in developing countries are cobbling together bare-bones "people's computers" -- dubbed "Volkscomputers" in Brazil -- to offer the poor a bridge to the Internet Age -- a market that major PC makers have overlooked. [workopolis.com]
From Bangalore comes a spirited attempt to bring computers to the gigabyte-less masses. [TIMEasia.com]
Indian scientists and engineers develop a handheld computer to help the poor and illiterate join the information age. [BBC News]
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