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Speaking at an awards ceremony for Technology in Education, Kapil Sibal, the communications and information technology minister, announced that the long-anticipated $35 dollar tablet computer would launch sometime in October.
The Times of India cites ministry officials as specifying an October 5th launch date. I’m still a little skeptical because of earlier media reports back in June about an impending launch for the tablet, so at this point I’ll really believe it when I see it. But Mr. Sibal this time assured that in October “the doubting Toms finally realize that this was not just a dream.”
He also mentioned that the tablet has been given a name, but he declined to reveal it. Previous reports dubbed it the ‘Sakshat,’ though there is no indication that it retains that moniker. You can check out a couple of videos here and here that give a closer look at the Android prototype.
Regardless of when it becomes available, it’s important to remember the vision that it represents for education in India. To learn more about that, check out the video below to hear Minister Sibal express his thoughts on what such a device could mean for the country.
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