Friday, November 30, 2012

The $40 tablet to combat illiteracy!

The Aakash2 tablet, sold for just 2,263rupees/40.41USD, is conceived as a tool to combat India's rampant illiteracy. Half subsidized by the government, the tablet brings connectivity and an unprecedented amount of books in the hands of schoolchildren!

The tablet is powered by Android, which in my opinion demonstrates that Google's open platform enables such wonderful innovations to come to life! Products like this demonstrate how technology can be used today to make a real impact in the lives of those less fortunate, and not just "make life even easier" for those that already have a pretty easy life...

My favorite quote from the article says it all: “This tablet seeks to empower the world’s neediest and bridges the digital divide within our society”.


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