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Indian Linux PDA For $300

Posted by Hemos on from the more-competition dept.

raj2569 writes "Business Line is reporting that kaii (hand in South Indian languages), a Linux PDA to hit the market in Oct. Based on Hitachi SH7727 @ 160MHz, with 64 MB SDRAM, 32 MB Flash, 3.5" Colour TFT (320x240x64k-16 bit) and USB host controller, the device looks cool. The monochrome will be priced at $200"

2 of 191 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Not for the Indian Market..... by pubjames · · Score: 4, Informative

    It doesn't seem like it is being developed for the Indian Mass market

    The level of language speaking in India is very high. Pretty much anyone who can afford one of these things will probably be able to speak English.

  2. Re:The company is a sham by ites · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, there are enough sham companies with pretty and convincing websites to argue against this reasoning.
    Just because they have not spent time on their marketing does not mean their product is vapourware.
    It would cost you nothing to wait and see whether their product can live up to its specs before accusing them of being a 'sham'.
    Good products do not need fancy marketing (though it helps), and an cheap Indian PDA that actually works well would get enough publicity to compensate for even the poorest web site.

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