As expected, India's government unveiled the jointly-developed "
$10 laptop" today, now priced at $20. Unfortunately dubbed Sakshat, which ironically translates as "before your eyes," the laptop is slated to ship in six months, with specs in line with
what we've heard already: 2GB of storage, WiFi, Ethernet and 2 watts of power consumption. In fact, there really isn't much "unveiling" going on at all, since there's still no published image of the thing, or information about the screen size, RAM or processor. Some folks are also still skeptical as to whether a laptop can really be produced at such a low cost, since most LCDs alone would put it over budget, but we suppose we'll find out this summer. The laptop itself won't be subsidized, but the government will shoulder 25 percent of the cost of broadband for colleges, and there will be free e-learning textbooks available to students online.
posted Feb 3rd 2009 12:42PM
Really? They named is "Sakshat"?
They named it after what it is... a sack of shat
I'm guessing it only comes in various shades of brown.
its pronounced suhk-shaat, you philistines.
Oooh so it sucks shat? That doesn't really make it any better
Has Shatner been tapped to endorse?
I once worked with a guy with the last name of Dickshit. No kidding. Later changed it to Dixit. Wonder why?
"You kicked Nimoy in the Sack, Shat!"
-couldn't resist. :p
last I heard the minister of New Delhi was named Dikshit, really bad luck to inherit that name...
It's pronounced sack-shat, you thespians.
Get that shat out of here!
Ohhh I cant wait for the accessory line to be named!!!
The ballsmouse - 1.99
The bagashit backpack - 6.99
The Extadashlong 12 cell battery - 34.99
indian for "before your eyes", british slang for "sack of sh*t".
oh, the ironing.
but this is why you see indians in call centers, not marketing.
ironing? and the word its shite!
when your done, can you iron my pants too?
your vs. you're
figure it out.
Stop trying to win.
I thought you had ironing to do.
At least Indians know how to spell, douche!
I want one of these and also a Tata Nano
Life is good when you spend 1/25th the cost on car and tech...
woot!
Ten! Ten dollar! Ten dollar laptop!
Looks like something shat out of my sac.
Sorry.
Really? U sure you are not looking at the reflection on the screen? Is the Webcam on?
Who knows, maybe it doesn't have a LCD screen, and you would have to connect it via S-Video to a TV set.
So they are reinventing the Commodore 64?
what kinda chip you got in there? a dorrito?
Or maybe it's a black and white 320x240 screen.
They reinvented the palm pilot and made it HUGE!
I'm calling Bogus. This isn't going to happen.
i'm not so sure... Apple certainly has $5 LCD Panels on their iMacs loaded with mura effects and color inconsistencies... i'm sure India will do just fine...
Here is the link of it
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/upa-woos-young-voters-with-rs-500-laptop/84356-3.html?from=rssfeed
That picture at in dot com is NOT the $0 Indian laptop. That picture is something totally different costing like $300 made by a company called Milead or something.
Anyways, why would you have a bunch of model bimbos showing off laptops for children's education.
In fact, there are no pictures of the Indian $0 laptop. I'm guessing it may be a pure bunch of hoax, vapourware that about 500 lazy blog writers just copied from one another without even stopping up to think for one second if this story about a $10 Indian laptop was joke.
The picture makes it look pretty thin.. but I'm betting for 20$ it will be like 3 inches "think" :p
It's mistranslation.it costs $100
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7864806.stm
That's a little more believable. Thanks for the clarification.
Can't wait till they hit Wal-Mart, with the Wal Mart discount I bet it will be around 19.88, what a deal.
I read somewhere that it has 2GB of ram. Is that true?
i think its 2 GB hard drive no specs on ram and procesor. read the article
And that's made of what? Paper?
Man if only Russell peters wrote for engadget....
I give you best price! Firty Four, Fifty!
Even if this laptop fails to live up to expectations: the very thought of wanting to give the masses the ability to get online is awe inspiring and should be congradulated.
or feared...75% of the people on the internet now don't belong on the internet
@ Jay Voorhees
You're saying 1 in 4 of us DO belong on the internet? dude, that's the fear itself FDR was warning us about.
This is on average the stupidest set of comments I've ever read.
you don't read engadget that often, do you?
That's the thing. I read Engadget all the time. This is just... exceptional. You've outdone yourself, engadget readers.
So... that would qualify this as a FAIL WIN!
more like sack of sh**
The sound 'A' does not exist in the Hindi language. The sound here is AHHH(basically opening your mouth wide and pronouncing from your throat) , so for the ignorant idiots on these comments-- its SHAAK-SHAAT (not shakshat), the spelling does not translate the sound esp in English.
P.S--: Displaying your ignorance and stupidity to the world is just sad & not something you should be proud of.
"sock shot"?
it's actually Saakshaat (the t is soft, instead of snapping the tongue while saying it, slowly push against the upper teeth)
@Dan, not only stupid but quite racist, taking the piss out a foreign language just cos it contains a 'rude word' in english. Real mature.
So language is determined by race?
Really? You commenters couldn't get past the spelling of the name? Just had to repeat the same imbecility that 10 other above had just partaken in?
Friggin morons...
Tell me about it, give them one word that might sound like something else and they all go bananas trying ot make fun of it. I think they must have mistaken this site for Jokengadget.com.
$20 Sakshat, is that what you get after you eat 4 $5 footlongs?
No, it's what you get when you TRY to act smart but look like a dumbass.
if only i could create a comprehensive list of english words that sound stupid in hindi
English : Hindi
Sure : pig
She : Shit
Randy : prostitute
sand : bull
:::
well the list is long, any way the other problem with english is the limited gamut of sounds forr example there is no way you can pronounce zh (Tamils will sure laugh at it).
any way the actual pronunciation is: saakshaat (nop u said it wrong that's wrong ask the indian next to you how it is done correctly)
Even so i am sure no indian ever laughs or even makes a lewd comment when the above mentioned english words are used in their presence. But that is expected form a 10000 year old civilization. Yeah the reason you don’t have ruins that old is not because they did not exist, but all indian philosophy points towards building things that are degradable, but you wont get it.
Wow, somebody stole the jam outta your doughnut this morning, eh? Lighten up. It is an unfortunate name in our language... Or have you never made fun of an American for making a stupid choice?
As for your list: Sure she does. : )
I think it IS a subsidized netbook because it's driven by elections and the Indian government needs something big like this to show the voters so they don't remember the lousy economy. Probably runs some Linux on an ARM similar type of processor. I doubt it's x86 based.
The government will not subsidise the device, it has already invested in its development.
I think it will do just fine, and that link some guy posted. Indian women are sexy, also as for the stereotype of Indian's working in call centers, more likely Computer Sciences since they have the most in the world. Yes they do get contracts for call centers but only because most companies are too cheap to offer it from their/there own countries.
It's election season in India, anything can happen! Even $10 laptop.
This is the official release (search for 100)
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40786
$10=$100, looks like some clerk made a mistake somewhere :)
Wonder if it came with free set of nose plug ?
lol it r sez is funny word
A little tablet that goes on the internet for under $100 would be amazing.
It's a flash drive with a monitor!
For $20 I don't have good hopes for spec.
Must have been designed by Satyam.
but will it blend?
Hey, they're Indians (so am I), they'll get those pictures out. Eventually.
Is it curry flavored?
No
Sanjana Shaaked Shaat Shells on the Sweat Shop Floor...
Maybe it runs of methane gas like their street lights do from the sewers?
I think you are snorting too much of it, otherwise i am finding it hard to explain the cause of your pea sized intellect :)
As for your comment:
Not sewer actually... From Biogas or "gobar gas" (Literally translated fermented Cow shit!!!!)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gober_gas#Gober_Gas)
Its a nearly limitless resource (Unless your cow is constipated or you ate it for dinner!) and doesn't cost a dime :)
Not according to this article. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/12/street_lights_in_india_powered.html
Again a bunch of stupid have started cribbing about a cheap and an affordable stuff. Why don't you guys keep your dirty ass away from these innovations.
What is wrong with the name Sakshat only a moron can say that Sakshat doesn't sound good. Do you even understand the meaning of Sakshat. Sakshat means "before your eyes".
Ya, why would you like it. You like overprized Apple stuffs right?
Good luck man keep cribbing about everything just like a stupid comedian who doesn't understand anything but laughs on everything.
I think the name is fine. See how those American fanboys reacted to the name for the Nintendo Wii and see how popular that has become.
Thing is though, demonstration of the Indian $20 laptop was supposed to have happened yesterday, yet no pictures, no info, nothing. Just talk on some unresearched lazy blogs. So far, it's just vapourware.
Agree with ya mate........ People really dont give a second glance to stuff and r way to quick to pass judgement.
oh n i meant Abhi :-)
I just really can't see how they can go through with that! :O
My name is caboose,
I've paid $20 for a lot worse, and more disease. muahah
People who like overprized gadgets may not realize the fact but its Indians who have given the most inexpensive car and the most inexpensive laptop to the world...all of u who wanna buy a car and a laptop but ur dad wont sanction the budget u need to buy it all in ur land? guess what...buy the ones which India produced..u'll live ur dreams..Thank India.
The 2000-dollar Tata car does not exist, nor does the $20 laptop. Those are just talks on blogs. So far the Indians are only talking, not delivering on anything.
Not even a picture, not a video, not even more specific details and specifications.
actually the TATA Nano Does exist. Its comin out this March
a simple google search will yield 2,990,000 results for tata nano. That includes videos, pictures etc. of tata nano...
where do u live btw? mars? for an earthling, ur general knowledge just sucks !
LOL, this is no different from the 10$ developer or the 25$ developer.
If you're stupid enough to buy this garbage, you deserve to get what you pay for.
Its Shaakshat.. meaning literate.. not shakshaat (which means before your eyes).. the word is derived from shaaksharata.. which mean literacy..
Maybe it's a dumb terminal. :P
to all you phonetically challenged people out there, it is pronounced saak shaaath. with shit filled in ur brains, no wonder everything sounds like some obnoxious word to you people. accept the fact that we are capable of doing something you guys dreamt about and failed miserably at it. stop making fun of REAL progress and for heaven's sake get a life you overgrown babies
Its a damp squib & am ashamed of the vote bank politicians who are trying to gain some brownie points during the election year in India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hyderabad/10-laptop_proves_to_be_a_damp_squib/articleshow/4072417.cms
Made in China?
If this is true, congrats to India for making technology affordable to the masses.
Damn it , i have always been very supportive of the engadget community and really enjoy reading the comments........but seriously guys, have some decency. i mean ur making fun of someones ethnicity and that isn't funny. I'm Indian and I'm proud of such a project though i'm pretty sure its not gonna be anything like a decent laptop ;-)
And we guys dont just work in call centres u know :-) We do have other jobs lol !
Can I get a decent Lamb Korma with that - also a Naan Bread and Mango juice to go.
Not $20, its not even a laptop.. its just a Storage device which can be accessed by a user by connecting this device to a laptop! eeks