India unveils world's cheapest tablet computer for $35 (opens in new tab)

(latimes.com)

38 pointsrubypay14y ago2 comments

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What india badly needs is giving its village dweling population access to good basic education.

I hope this computer facilitates that need. I have visited rural parts and have seen schools that barely have the most basic infrastructure such as a proper school building and full time teacher.

kragen14y ago

I think a good full-time teacher might make more difference than a village's worth of computers, if you could have only one. The problem is that, to make effective use of a computer, you need to be inspired. A teacher can provide inspiration; the computer can provide access to inspiring people, perhaps, but it can't make them more attractive than porn videos.

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TallTalesOrTrue14y ago

What india badly needs is giving its village dweling population access to good basic education.

I hope this computer facilitates that need. I have visited rural parts and have seen schools that barely have the most basic infrastructure such as a proper school building and full time teacher.

kragen14y ago

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