Hi Sameer,
Could you explain the following: 1. Gif-image touch screen 2. How a measely handheld computing device can benefit a rural area
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http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,44642,00.html
The Simputer looks and feels like a bulkier Palm. It uses three AAA batteries and an Intel strong-arm chip. It has 32MB of RAM and 16MB
of
Flash memory and runs on the free Linux operating system. It also
features
a gif-image touch screen, e-mail and Net access when connected to a
working
telephone line. And most importantly, it has a smartcard reader that enables the machine to be used on a shared basis.
Getting rural areas networked and connected has been a goal since
before
the project began two years ago. Manohar is hoping the Indian
government
will buy and distribute these machines at the village and district
levels
so that each small community has at least five Simputers.
"We are actually giving away the technology," said Shashank Garg, co-creator and VP at Encore Software. "One of the reasons the device
is
coming out at such a low price is because we have not added
intellectual
property costs of the several engineers who have been working on it
for the
past two years."
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