Innovative 'I-Slate' to be tested in Indian village

Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 21:12 IST
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Washington: Students in an Indian village have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of today's computer chips. Dubbed as "I-Slate", the device has been developed in partnership of Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Houston's Rice University and Villages for Development and Learning Foundation (ViDAL), an NGO in India. I-Slate is targeted at millions of Indian school children who do not have access to electricity. "President Obama's visit to India this week highlights Indian economic achievements, but India's full economic potential will only be realized with sustainable, low-cost technologies that benefit all segments of the population," said Krishna Palem, a Rice University Professor who is leading the effort to create a low-cost, electronic version of the hand-held slates that millions of Indian children use.
Source: PTI
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