Is the much-hyped homegrown low cost handheld computer device -- Simputer -- losing out the battle with the advent of rapidly falling computer prices?
The government would use Simputers, the indigenously-developed simple computer, in surveys and data collection, Oscar Fernandes, the minister of state for statistics and programme implementation, said on Monday.
Bharat Electronics Limited and PicoPeta Simputers has unveiled the new innovations-packed, much-awaited Amida Simputer, including one with a price tag of below Rs 10,000, in Bangalore.
Encore Software has entered into a strategic partnership with Datanet Systems Ltd to develop a unique application that will enable transfer of funds between two countries, using Encore's mobile, hand-held devices and Datanet's properietary smart-card
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
If private players do not come out with student-specific content, the device may take some time to soar.
The world's largest chip maker, Intel Corp on Friday said that personal computers would continue to dominate as more applications get digitised, even as low cost access devices like Simputer would play a small role in computer penetration across the
'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.' 'It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
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