Thursday, June 12

Simputer : It's the coolest one


Encore Simputer, the ‘‘made in India’’ mobile computing device, which was named by Time magazine as "one of the ten best technological innovations for a sustainable world", is now wooing a wider base of customers by porting the Windows operating system (OS) on to the system in addition to Linux. Encore expects the Simputer market to cross 3-million units over the next two years. - Times of India

Introduction of Simputer @ Simputer.org
The Simputer is a low cost portable alternative to PCs, by which the benefits of IT can reach the common man.
It has a special role in the third world because it ensures that illiteracy is no longer a barrier to handling a computer.
The key to bridging the digital divide is to have shared devices that permit truly simple and natural user interfaces based on sight, touch and audio.
The Simputer meets these demands through a browser for the Information Markup Language (IML). IML has been created to provide a uniform experience to users and to allow rapid development of solutions on any platform.