The last thing that you thought was that your $10 could let you go as far as a laptop. Well heck, it is true. The creative genius unleashed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai has apparently given birth to a revolutionary laptop prototype that is going to cost you - as little as an item on your weekly grocery bill.

The laptop prototype, currently in the testing phase, is targeted at students and will sport Wi-Fi, LAN and expandable memory. Which happens to be the only scant details provided as of now. Official sources from the HRD Ministry say that the Indian government plans to provide these laptops to educational institutions at a subsidized price.

After all the years of uncertanity on whether such a machine can really be manufactured (the OLPC XO-laptop itself is currently at $188 from its planned $100 tag), placing a deadline on commercializing the $10 laptop seems a bit lofty. Or not - is what we will know in 6 months time.

Image : XO laptop.

Via ExpressIndia.

Latest update : The Times of India reports that the laptop will support 2GB RAM. Perhaps to put cynical minds to rest, the prototype is being displayed on February 3rd at Tirupati.

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01. 5.2009

Lenovo launches dual-screen ThinkPad W700ds

Lenovo has finally (officially) launched the world’s first dual-screen laptop, the ThinkPad W700ds, putting some of the mystery around it to rest. The limelight is obviously on the two screens – the main display being 17-inches, with a second 10-inches slide-out screen. And no, the second screen doesn’t weigh down badly on the laptop – just expect the ThinkPad W700ds to be half an inch thicker than its predecessor W700. The spring-loaded secondary display is housed within a “pocket door” configuration and can be angled upto 30-degrees.

The other specs include a NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M graphics card, 8GB RAM, WiFi, support for Dual-Link DVI, Display Port and VGA, a 7-in-1 multicard reader and five USB ports. Some select models also offer WiMAX and an optional fingerprint reader, a smartcard reader and hard drives with full-disk encryption. The device is priced starting at $3,663 and according to Lenovo, it is to be available immediately from the Lenovo website, though a search on the site stills reveals no information on the availability. A must dekko if you are in the field of graphics design or the likewise.

Via Electronista and Engadget.