$10 Laptop from India

Several people have asked if I’ve seen the news: India has developed a laptop that will sell for $10. It was announced at a conference in 2008 by India’s educational department. The mentions were quickly picked up by geek publications that were skeptical, yet intrigued. There was a lot of misinformation. Was it even possible? Was the price misstated?

Few actually thought to ask the right question though…is it actually a laptop?

And they should have, because it’s not. Just as mainstream American media latched on to the story, savvier technical publications dug deeper. Turns out it’s a media storage and streaming device that will deliver educational content to students. No keyboard, no display. Which leaves us with either a PR ploy or some awful translation.

Oddly, however, you can buy a Lamborghini laptop in India. It has a keyboard.